X-ray studies of polycrystalline metals deformed by rolling. I. The examination of the harder metals copper, nickel and iron

Abstract

The recently developed X-ray microbeam technique has been applied to the study of polycrystalline metals deformed by rolling. In this way it is possible to obtain information both about the mode of deformation of the material and about the nature of the cold worked state. Similarities in the behaviour of soft and hard metals are found and the results are discussed in terms of current theories of metallic strength.