Abstract
Despite significant progress in studies of point defects in metals, no unambiguous conclusion has been drawn about their equilibrium concentrations. The objectives of this study are as follows: to recall recent theoretical and experimental results on equilibrium concentrations of point defects in metals; to report on further observations of the relaxation in specific heat caused by the vacancy equilibration; to present calculations concerning the recently proposed determination of the vacancy-related enthalpy; to summarise the present knowledge on equilibrium point defects in metals and to propose what could be done by thermophysicists to solve the problem.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 449-455 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | High Temperatures - High Pressures |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |