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Record 1 1997-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Physics of Solids
DEF

Thermally activated movement of an atome to a new site in a crystal of its own species, as, for example, a copper atom within a crystal of copper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Physique des solides
DEF

Mouvement spontané d'un atome vers un autre site d'un cristal, constitué d'atomes de la même espèce chimique, tel le mouvement d'un atome de cuivre dans un cristal de cuivre.

OBS

Mémoires scientifiques de la revue de métallurgie, n° 6 (6/70).

Spanish

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