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The Heterogeneous Character of Phase Transformations Caused by Limited Vacancy Mobility
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2011
Abstract
In homogeneous phase transformations the order parameter proceeds towards equilibrium uniformly in all microvolumes of the system. However, defect-mediated diffusion (vacancy mechanism) involving local atomic jump processes during the early stages of transformation kinetics can produce discrete regions within which the order parameter has changed significantly embedded in an unperturbed matrix. This effect is evident in order-order transformations in B2 FeAl as measured by residual resistivity. An estimate of the heterogeneity regime is calculated in terms of vacancy diffusion parameters.
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