Interdiffusion and Association Phenomena in the System, NiO-Al2O3.

Abstract

The rate of formation of NiAl2O4 by reaction between single crystals of NiO and Al2O3 is described. In NiO the behavior of D as a function of concentration supports the Lidiard theory of diffusion by impurity-vacancy pairs. A good fit of the theory to the experimental results was obtained by assuming that aluminum ions diffuse as (AlNiVNi) pairs. The free energy of association for pairs was calculated. The interdiffusion coefficients in the spinel showed a constant small increase with the increase of the aluminum ions dissolved in the spinel. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1973
Accession Number
AD0774732

Entities

People

  • V. S. Stubican
  • W. J. Minford

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aluminum
  • Coefficients
  • Crystals
  • Diffusion
  • Energy
  • Free Energy
  • Impurities
  • Rate Of Formation
  • Single Crystals

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.