Influence of electric transfer on the Kirkendall effect and partial lengths of liquid areas appearing upon contact melting in metallic systems

The results of experimental studies of the influence of electric transfer on the Kirkendall effect in a Bi-Cd system and the partial lengths of contact interlayers of Bi-Cd and In-Zn systems upon contact melting are discussed. It was established that electric current passing across the melt formed upon contact melting considerably affects its rate of growth and contributes also to the velocity of the general shift of the liquid, as determined by the shift of inertial marks.