English Explanatory Dictionary

Kirkendall effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The motion of the interface between two metals that occurs due to the difference in diffusion rates of the metal atoms.

Word forms

Kirkendall effect Kirkendall effects

Etymology

Named after Ernest Kirkendall.

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