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RECENTLY, it was reported that fatiguing (cyclic straining) at room temperature results in observable diffusion of silver into copper at that temperature1. This important effect was attributed to the athermal generation and the subsequent diffusion of vacancies which are greatly in excess of equilibrium.
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ROBERGE, R., HERMAN, H. Fatigue—Generation of Vacancies. Nature 211, 178–179 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211178b0
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