Deformation Twinning in Iron Alloys Containing Dispersed Particles

Acoustic emission has been used to detect the onset of twinning in iron polycrystals containing dispersions of second phase particles. A new explanation of the grain size dependence of the twinning stress is offered based on the grain size dependence of the twinning intensity. The grain size dependence of the initial twinning stress and the 0.2 % offset stress are similar; however, at larger grain sizes the rate of twin formation is higher …