Question: A diffusion couple including inert tungsten wire markers was made by plating pure copper onto a block of - brass with x Z n =

A diffusion couple including inert tungsten wire markers was made by plating pure copper onto a block of -brass with xZn=0.3, as shown in the Figure on the left. After 56 days at 785C, the wire marker velocity was 2.610-9mms, with a composition at the markers of xZn=0.22. The composition gradient at the markers dxzndx is 0.089mm-1. A detailed analysis of the data using the Boltmann-Matano solution gives an interdiffusion coefficient:
D=4.510-13m2s at xzn=0.22.
The schematic in the middle shows the set-up.
D=xCuDZn+xZnDCu
v=xmarker2t
v=(DZn-DCu)dxZndx
a. Use this information to calculate DZn and DCu at xZn=0.22.
b. Using arrows, show the direction of the fluxes JZn,JCu and the flux of vacancies JV, on the schematic.
c. The melting point of Zn is 419.5C and the melting point of copper is 1084.6C. Does this fit with your calculation of the intrinsic diffusivities DZn and DCu? Explain. Which one is larger and why?
d. Describe what the schematic on the right is trying to show.
According to the information in this problem, which element is A and which is B?
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