Abstract
A rather gradual curvature was found for the In D versus 1/T plot for tracer‐self‐diffusion in nickel single crystals at temperatures from 980 to 1400 °C. The activation energies and frequency factors at the highest and lowest temperatures were in agreement with values measured by other investigators in a similar temperature region. It proved to be possible to analyse the curve in terms of contributions of single and multiple vacancies. Especially accurate values of the characteristic quantities for the diffusion via single vacancies were obtained. Other possible explanations of the curvature were investigated, but rejected.
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