This monograph on “Diffusion in Metals and Alloys” provides a brief review of studies on the most important and general problems of metal diffusion conducted by V. Z. Bugakov and his collaborators. While it includes works by both Soviet and non-Soviet authors, the book is primarily based on Bugakov’s dissertation for his doctorate. It is divided into two parts: Part I, Atomic Diffusion of Metals, and Part II, Reactive Diffusion of Metals. The first and second chapters of Part II were written by V. Z. Bugakov and D. Ya. Gluskin. This book holds significant theoretical and practical value for physicists, metallurgists, and advanced students. Tragically, the life of V. Z. Bugakov, a young and gifted scientist, was cut short by the Nazi invasion and the siege of Leningrad.

PROBLEMS OF MODERN PHYSICS
Edited by S. I. Vavilov, A.F. Joffe, P.I. Lukirskii, V.A. Fock an d J.I. Frenkel

(Diffuziya v metallakh i splavakh)
Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel’stvo
Tekhniko-Teoreticheskoi Literatury
Leningrad — Moskva
1949

Translated by Ch. Nisenbaum, Chem. Eng.
Edited by D. Slutzkin

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Table of Contents

Foreword v
Introduction vii

Part One
Atomic Diffusion of Metals
Chapter I: Mobility of Atoms in the Crystal Lattice of Metals 1
§ 1. Atomic diffusion 1
§ 2. Self-diffusion of metals 1
§ 3. Principal factors in the development of the statistical theory of diffusion 4

Chapter II: Analysis of the Temperature Dependence of the Coefficients of Self-Diffusion and Impurity Diffusion 13
§ 1. Self-diffusion of metals 13
§ 2. Diffusion of impurity atoms in crystal lattices 20

Chapter III: Diffusion and Structure of Metals 35
§ 1. Dependence of the rate of diffusion on the crystallographic directions (anisotropy of diffusion) 36
§ 2. Diffusion and defects in the crystal structures of metals 43
§ 3. Influence of the grain size on the diffusion coefficient 44

Chapter IV: Dependence of the Diffusion Coefficient on the Concentration of Impurities 51

Conclusion 60

Part Two
Reactive Diffusion of Metals
Chapter I: Nature of Phases Formed as a Result of Reactive Diffusion 65
§ 1. Determination of possible diffusion beyond the solubility limits 65
§ 2. The nature of the phases formed as the result of reactive diffusion 70
§ 3. Conclusions 80

Chapter II: Laws Governing the Growth of Diffusion Layers During Reactive Diffusion 83

Chapter III: Reaction of Iron with Liquid Zinc (Theory of Zinc Coating of Iron) 91
Theoretical and practical importance of the reaction between iron and liquid zinc 91
A. Review of literature data 93
§ 1. Phase diagrams of Fe—Zn alloys, and the structure of different phases in these systems 93
§ 2. Published data on the structure of zinc coatings and the reaction of iron with liquid zinc 96
B. Experimental studies on the reactions of iron with liquid zinc 98
§ 3. Relationship between the structure of the basis material and the structure of the diffusion layer 98
§ 4. Kinetics of the formation and growth of diffusion layers during the reaction of iron with liquid zinc 100
§ 5. Influence of aluminum in zinc baths on the structure and strength of zinc coatings 113

Conclusion 117

Bibliography 120
Appendix 123
List of Abbreviations 125