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ENHANCED diffusion rates during plastic straining or fatigue testing have been the subject of controversy for some time1. Conclusive evidence of this phenomenon, not-withstanding an estimate of the effect, has not yet been achieved. However, an investigation recently conducted on the fatigue properties of certain copper alloys at room temperature under unique conditions has allowed confirmation of changes in diffusion rate and also a measure of this change.
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JONES, W., DOVER, W. Enhanced Diffusion Rates during the Fatigue of Metals. Nature 209, 704 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209704a0
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