Table 1 Deviation angle and energy ratios from DFT calculations20 in the absence of applied stress in all BCC transition metals.

From: Plastic anisotropy and dislocation trajectory in BCC metals

 

V

Nb

Ta

Mo

W

Fe

α (°)

−10.6

−21.7

−7.1

−9.9

−10.9

−1.7

ES/EH

0.98

1.03

1.48

1.67

1.62

2.73

  1. BCC, body-centred cubic; DFT, density functional theory.
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