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Posted by fatine on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 11:47am.

You wish to increase the carbon content of a slab of steel by exposing it to a carburizing atmosphere at elevated temperature. The carbon concentration in the steel before carburization is 152.0 ppm and is initially uniform through the thickness of the steel. The atmosphere of the carburizing furnace maintains a carbon concentration of 8790.0 ppm at the surface of the steel. Calculate the time required to carburize steel so that the concentration of carbon at a depth of 64.0 x 10-2 cm is one half the value of the carbon concentration at the surface. The diffusion coefficient of carbon in steel is 3.091 x 10-7 cm2/s at the carburizing temperature. Express your answer in hours.

science - Ms. Sue, Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 12:17pm
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