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Mar8-12, 04:54 PM   #1
 

Grain size and grain boundary diffusion


Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knows of any literature that explains why larger grains "absorb" smaller grains during cross-boundary diffusion in solid state diffusion. I read a book that explains it analogously in terms of pressure differences and boundary tension but I'm not quite happy with that explanation.

Thanks
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