Unstable twin in body-centered cubic tungsten nanocrystals

Body-centred cubic metals rarely show twinning during deformation. Here, the authors use high resolution transmission electron microscopy to show tungsten, a body-centred cubic metal, spontaneously undergoes detwinning when unloaded.

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Main Authors: Xiang Wang, Jiangwei Wang, Yang He, Chongmin Wang, Li Zhong, Scott X. Mao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/49c0e4af2bb847de93328f5eae32f3c5
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Summary:Body-centred cubic metals rarely show twinning during deformation. Here, the authors use high resolution transmission electron microscopy to show tungsten, a body-centred cubic metal, spontaneously undergoes detwinning when unloaded.