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DESPITE evidence in the literature that hydrogen diffusion in steels does not obey Fick's laws, experimental data continue to be analysed in their terms. A further deviation from these laws is presented here, and its relation to Fick's laws are discussed. An explicit statement of the inapplicability of Fick's laws to hydrogen in steels, at least below 100°, is desirable.
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FOSTER, P. Hydrogen Diffusion in Mild Steels. Nature 188, 399–400 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188399a0
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