Materials Science And Engineering Properties
Materials Science And Engineering Properties
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ISBN: 9781111988609
Author: Charles Gilmore
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.22P
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The expected concentration of nitrogen 1mm from the surface after 10 hours.

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Answer to Problem 4.22P

The concentration of nitrogen in BCC iron at 1mm from surface after 10 hours is 0.056wt.%N.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The surface concentration of nitrogen is 0.1 weight percent.

The temperature is 700°C.

The time is 10hours.

Formula used:

The diffusion coefficient for nitrogen diffusion into BCC iron is given by,

DNFe=D0NFee( Δ H DNFe kT)   ....... (I)

Here, DNFe is the coefficient of nitrogen diffusion into BCC iron, ΔHDNFe is the activation enthalpy, D0NFe is the pre-exponential constant for nitrogen diffusion into BCC iron, k is the Boltzmann constant and T is the temperature.

The expression to find the concentration of nitrogen in BCC iron is given by,

C(x,t)C0CsC0=1erf(x2 ( D NFe t ) 0.5)   ....... (II)

Here, C(x,t) is the concentration of nitrogen at the expected surface, C0 is the initial concentration, Cs is the surface concentration of nitrogen, x is the location of the expected concentration nitrogen in BCC iron and t is the time to achieve the expected concentration.

The value of z to find the value of error function is given by,

z=(x2 ( D NFe t ) 0.5)   ....... (III)

The formula to convert degree Celsius to Kelvin is given by,

T(K)=T(°C)+273   ....... (IV)

Here, T(K) is the temperature in Kelvin and T(°C) is the temperature in degree Celsius.

The relation between z and error value for small value of z is given by,

erf(z)z   ....... (V)

Here, erf(z) is the error value of z.

Calculation:

The temperature in Kelvin is calculated as,

Substitute 700°C for T(°C) in equation (II).

T(K)=(700)+273=973K

From pre exponential constant table the value for nitrogen in BCC iron is 4.7×107m2/s.

The diffusion coefficient for nitrogen diffusion into BCC iron is calculated as,

Substitute 4.7×107m2/s for D0NFe

0.794eV/atom for ΔHDNFe, 8.62×105eV/atomK for k and 973K for T in equation (I).

DNFe=(4.7× 10 7 m 2/s)e( 0.794 eV/ atom ( 8.62× 10 5 eV/ atom K )( 973K ) )=(4.7× 10 7 m 2/s)e9.467=3.64×1011m2/s

The z value is calculated as,

Substitute 1mm for x, 3.64×1011m2/s for DNFe and 10hours for t in equation (III).

z=( ( 1mm× 10 3 m 1mm ) 2 { ( 3.64× 10 11 m 2 /s )( 10hours× 3600s 1hours )} 0.5 )= 10 3m2.29× 10 3m=0.44

The error value of z is calculated as,

Substitute 0.44 for z in equation (V).

erf(0.44)0.44

The concentration of nitrogen in BCC iron at 1mm from surface after 10 hours.

Substitute 0.44 for erf(x2 ( D NFe t ) 0.5), 0.1wt%N for Cs, 10 hours for t, 1mm for x and 0 for C0 in equation (II).

C( 1mm,10h)00.1wt%N0=10.44C(1mm,10h)=0.56(0.1wt%N)=0.056wt%N

Conclusion:

Therefore, the concentration of nitrogen in BCC iron at 1mm from surface after 10 hours is 0.056wt%N.

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