... Inc.2.4THERMALVIBRATIONSANDMICROSTRUCTURALEVOLUTIONAsdiscussedearlier,atomsinacrystallinesolidarearrangedintounitsthatarecommonlyreferredtoasgrains.Thegrainsizemaybeaffectedbythecontrolofprocessingandheattreatmentconditions.Grainsmayvaryinsizefromnanoscale($10–100nm)tomicroscale($1–100 m) ,ormacroscale($1–10mm).SomeexamplesofmicrostructuresarepresentedinFigs1.13(a–d).Notethatthemicrostructuremayconsistofsinglephases[Fig.1.13(a)]ormultiplephases[Figs1.13(b–d)].Microstructuresmayalsochange ... 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 ... 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...