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Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) has been used to obtain concentration curves and calculate the bulk diffusion coefficients of Sn in solid solutions of the copper–tin system in a tin concentration range of less than 13.9% weight (7.96 at %) and temperature range from 500 to 650°C. Diffusion couples are made from pure Cu (99.995%) and a two-component alloy of Cu with chemically pure Sn by direct alloying metallic Cu with Sn in an Ar–H2 atmosphere at 1100°C for 2 h. Diffusion coefficients were calculated using the Matano–Boltzmann and Grube methods from the upper part of the concentration curve (from 6 to 8 at % (D1)) and the lower part (from 2 at % to zero (D2)). It is shown that Sn diffusion coefficients in a concentrated solution were several times greater than Sn diffusion coefficients in dilute solution. Both values of diffusion activation energy, especially the second, coincide with isotope data on Sn diffusion in a pure copper (187 kJ/mol). A qualitative interpretation is proposed of the effect of accelerating the diffusion of tin in a concentrated solid solution of the copper–tin system.
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We thank V. Yesin (Center des materiaux, CNRS UMR 7633, Paris, France) for help in conducting the experiments.
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This study was financed by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 16-12-10478).
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Nikulkina, V.P., Rodin, A.O. & Bokshtein, B.S. Diffusion of Tin in a Solid Solution of the Copper–Tin System. Russ. J. Non-ferrous Metals 61, 291–296 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1067821220030116
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