Solution

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At , . Reading the carbon line gives to graphical accuracy. With , the characteristic diffusion length is
If “distance” means a one-coordinate root-mean-square displacement, use ; the three-dimensional radial root-mean-square is . The graph does not justify precision between these conventions. Equal diffusion distance in equal time requires equal diffusion coefficients. The copper line reaches this diffusivity around , giving , about . Carbon moves interstitially through ferrite, whereas copper self-diffusion is substitutional and vacancy-mediated, with a much higher effective activation barrier.

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