Suppose a line compound a is coupled with pure B.

Two compounds b and g grow in the

interdiffusion zone. The molar volume of a is 6.75 cm3/mole, consider an average molar volume of b
as 7.6 cm3/mole and molar volume of g is 8.4 cm3/mole. The molar volume of pure B is 9 cm3/mole.
This was annealed for 100 hrs at 1100°C

1) Find the location of the initial contact plane(s) from the a/b interface, when calculated considering
the profile of N B vs x (i.e. Y B /V m vs. x) and N A vs x i.e. (1-Y B ¿ /V m vs. x. Where
N −¿
B
Y B =N B − −¿
N ¿
¿.
N +¿−
B
B
¿

2) Calculate the change in the length of the diffusion couple after the experiment considering a linear
shrinkage/expansion.

3) Estimate the interdiffusion coefficient (in m 2/s) at N B =0.5, which is located at a distance of 50 mm
from the a/b interface.
4) Estimate the intrinsic diffusion rates of the components (in m2/s) A and B, if the Kirkendall marker
plane is located at the distance of 75 mm from the a/b interface.