Mobility Database

PanFe2024_MB is an atomic mobility database for Fe-based alloys, which is compatible with the PanFe2024_TH thermodynamic database and suitable for the simulation of diffusion-controlled phenomena using the PanDiffusion module, PanEvolution module, and/or PanSolidification module.

Phases

The atomic mobility within the Liquid, Bcc, Fcc, and Hcp solution phases are assessed in this database.

Self-diffusivity of Pure Elements

The self-diffusivity of an element is usually described by an analytical expression. For the stable crystal structures, these expressions can be obtained using the available experimental data, while those for the metastable/unstable states are usually estimated from those of the stable states. In the following tables, we use different color to represent different status:

  : Validated
  : Estimated
  : No data
Table 1:  Assessed self-diffusivity of pure elements with different crystal structures

Assessed Systems

In addition to the assessed self-diffusivities shown above, the impurity diffusion data for all elements included in the current mobility database are also assessed. Moreover, chemical-diffusivities available in some binary and ternary systems are also used to assess the interaction parameters. These binary and ternary systems are listed below for the Bcc, Fcc, and Hcp phases, respectively.

Fcc Phase

Bcc phase

Hcp phase

Database Validation

The simulated concentration profiles of a series of aluminum alloys are used to validate the current mobility database for Fe-based alloys. A few examples of such simulation are shown below.

Figure 1:  Concentration profile of Fe/Fe-1.4Si (wt.%) annealed at 1473K for 10h [2015Zhe]

Figure 2:  Concentration profile of Fe-8.9Mn/Fe-6.7Mn-4Si (wt.%) at 1273K for 120h [2015Zhe]

[2015Zhe] W. Zheng, et al., Thermodynamic assessment of the Fe-Mn-Si system and atomic mobility of its fcc phase. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 632 (2015): 661-675.