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Stacking faults<br />

The wider region between partial dislocation,<br />

the lower stacking fault energy<br />

• Characteristics of metals with<br />

low SPF;<br />

1) Easy to strain harden<br />

2) Easy for twin annealing to occur<br />

3) Temperature dependent flow<br />

stress<br />

• Aluminium – high stacking fault energy<br />

more likely to cross slip.<br />

• Copper – lower stacking fault energy <br />

cross slip is not prevalent.<br />

Partial<br />

dislocations<br />

Stacking fault<br />

Typical values of stacking fault energy<br />

Metal Stacking fault energy (mJ m -2 )<br />

Brass<br />

303 stainless steel<br />

304 stainless steel<br />

310 stainless steel<br />

Silver<br />

Gold<br />

Copper<br />

Nickel<br />

Aluminium<br />

Slip plane<br />

Model of a stacking fault.<br />

Suranaree University of Technology May-Aug 2007<br />

Tapany Udomphol<br />

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