... Inc.ÆÀ1¼1=5boundaryisoneinwhich1in5ofthegrainboundaryatomsmatch,asshowninFig.2.8(c).Twinboundariesmayformwithincrystals.Suchboundarieslieacrossdeformationtwinplanes,asshowninFig.2.8(d).Notethattheatomsoneithersideofthetwinplanesaremirrorimages.Stackingfaultsmayalsobeformedwhentheperfectstackinginthecrystallinestackingsequenceisdisturbed,Figs2.8(e)and2.8(f).Thesemaybethoughtofastheabsenceofaplaneofatoms(intrinsicstackingfaults)ortheinsertionofrowsofatomsthatdisturbthearrangementofatoms(extrinsicstackingfaults).IntrinsicandextrinsicstackingfaultsareillustratedschematicallyinFigs2.8(e)and2.8(f),respectively.NotehowtheperfectABCABCstackingofatomsisdisturbedbytheinsertionorabsenceofrowsofatoms.2.3.4VolumeDefectsVolumedefectsareimperfectionssuchasvoids,bubble/gasentrapments,porosity,inclusions,precipitates,andcracks.Theymaybeintroducedintoasolidduringprocessingorfabricationprocesses.AnexampleofvolumedefectsispresentedinFig.2.9.ThisshowsMnSinclusionsinanA707steel.AnotherexampleofavolumedefectispresentedinFig.1.16(d).This ... approximately 0.3–0.5 of the melting temperature in degrees Kelvin.Since the evolution of microstructure is often controlled by diffusionprocesses, a brief introduction to elementary aspects of diffusion ... model of grain growth may be developed by using an analogy of growing soap bubbles. We assume that the growth of the soap bubbles(analogous to grains) is driven primarily by the surface energy of...