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Past exam of the materials science course of the University of Cambridge 2022 Paper 1 4 a Solution by
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At , . Reading the carbon line gives to graphical accuracy. With , the characteristic diffusion length isIf “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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