... 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 ... lead to the growth of grains in apolycrystalline material.2.3.2 Line DefectsLine defects consist primarily of dislocations, typically at the edges of patches where part of a crystallographic...