Diffusion in the vanadium system

An analysis of vanadium-diffusion experimental data indicates a non-uniform and irregular pattern relating to 'anomalous diffusion' behaviour. This divergent behaviour is assumed to be associated with external effects, and thus extrinsic in its nature. Based on experimental results, it is argued that diffusion in vanadium, in the absence of extrinsic influences, may be similar to that observed in other well-behaved metals, and that the low temperature self-diffusion in vanadium is a close representation to actual intrinsic behaviour. (author)