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Illinois researchers create first exact model for atom diffusion in magnesium alloys


March 8, 2017

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In order to develop new materials, material engineers need to be able to predict how fast impurity atoms diffuse, or spread, in a crystal over a range of temperatures. Using new computational techniques, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have constructed the first exact model for diffusion in magnesium alloys. While magnesium is the lightest structural metal, this new model could mean big things for material engineers.Full Story

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University of Illinois College of Engineering

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