“…At the very beginning of the electro-superplastic solid-state welding process, lots of concentrated vacancies exist at the interface of 40Cr steel and QCr0.5 copper alloy. Vacancies in a metal lattice have a negative charge [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ], and an electrical field can alter the electrochemical potential of materials [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 24 ]. The charged layer of the metal surface forms in an external electrical field, which can improve vacancy mobility.…”