Melting of metals: Role of concentration and migration of vacancies at surfaces

Philosophical Magazine Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-211

  Mei, Q S ^a   Lu, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECT STRUCTURES; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; MELTING; METAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

SUPERHEATING LIMITS; VACANCY CONCENTRATION; VACANCY MIGRATION;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 39449093142     PISSN: 09500839     EISSN: 13623036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500830701854800     Document Type: Article

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