Question

Briefly explain why small-angle grain boundaries are not as effective in interfering with the slip process as are high-angle grain boundaries.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Small-angle grain boundaries are not as effective in interfering with the slip process as are high-angle grain boundaries because there is not as much crystallographic misalignment in the grain boundary region for small-angle, and therefore not as much change in slip direction.

Low angle grain boundaries (quasi-coherent) are formed by the dislocation network positioned along the geometric plane with small tilt angle differences between successive peers that is tilt boundary made up edge dislocations therefore it may only divert the slip direction of the incoming gliding dislocation with very little frictional stresses. And on the other hand, a high angle grain boundary region because of their disordered almost liquid like structure which acts as a strong barrier against dislocation slip motion and causes actually formation of dislocations file-up against it by arresting their motion unless that the stress concentration at the leading dislocation becomes high enough to go though the barrier.