Figure 8

A decrease of the mean free path for dislocation glide, \(\delta \), results in a decrease of toughness (a). From this and together with geometrical considerations the evolving anisotropy of toughness of rolled plates can be explained (b).

A decrease of the mean free path for dislocation glide, \(\delta \), results in a decrease of toughness (a). From this and together with geometrical considerations the evolving anisotropy of toughness of rolled plates can be explained (b).