Practica 3 - Capítulo IV Difusion
Practica 3 - Capítulo IV Difusion
Practica 3 - Capítulo IV Difusion
Considere una caja que contiene una partición impermeable que divide la caja en volúmenes
iguales.
Por un lado, tenemos gas argón puro; Por otro lado, tenemos gas helio puro.
¿Qué sucederá si reemplazamos el lado Ar con un solo cristal de Cu y el lado He con un solo cristal
de Ni?
A 0.05 cm layer of magnesium oxide (MgO) is deposited between layers of nickel and tantalum to
provide a diffusion barrier that prevents reactions between the two metals (look Figure). At 1400
°C, nickel ions diffuse through the MgO ceramic to the tantalum. Determine the number of nickel
ions that pass through the MgO per second. At 1400 °C, the diffusion coefficient of nickel ions in
MgO is 9 x 10212 cm2/s, and the lattice parameter of nickel at 1400 °C is 3.6 x 1028 cm.
The surface of a 0.1% C steel gear is to be hardened by carburizing. In gas carburizing, the steel
gears are placed in an atmosphere that provides 1.2% C at the surface of the steel at a high
temperature. Carbon then diffuses from the surface into the steel. For optimum properties, the
steel must contain 0.45% C at a depth of 0.2 cm below the surface. Design a carburizing heat
treatment that will produce these optimum properties. Assume that the temperature is high
enough (at least 900 °C) so that the iron has the FCC structure.
We find that 10 h are required to successfully carburize a batch of 500 steel gears at 900 °C, where
the iron has the FCC structure. We find that it costs $1000 per hour to operate the carburizing
furnace at 900 °C and $1500 per hour to operate the furnace at 1000 °C. Is it economical to
increase the carburizing temperature to 1000 °C? What other factors must be considered?