On the Anomalous Self‐Diffusion in B.C.C. Titanium

Abstract
Self‐diffusion of 44Ti is measured in β‐Ti under UHV conditions in the whole range of existence of the b.c.c. phase. The Arrhenius plot shows a strong upward curvature in agreement with previous investigations of Murdock et al. The anomalous diffusion behaviour is related to the experimentally observed softening of the LA ⅔〈111〉 phonon mode and is explained by a monovacancy mechanism with a temperature‐dependent migration enthalpy. When separating the phonon related diffusion contribution the analysis yields a frequency factor and an activation enthalpy consistent with normal vacancy diffusion parameters.
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