Aashranth B.

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Generating reciprocal lattice using Fourier transform - what do imaginary terms represent?

Most books on solid state physics and/or crystallography state that the reciprocal lattice is the Fourier transform of the crystalline lattice in real space. I have not, however, come across a...

28 December 2018 5,387 1 View

Can edge dislocations be resolved into perpendicular components?

The attached figure is taken from 'Dislocations and their role in strengthening' by James CM Li in 'The Strengthening of Metals' (ed.) Donald Peckner. It shows an edge dislocation moving on...

17 January 2018 2,812 8 View

Why are twin boundaries conventionally ignored while measuring grain size?

Grain size measurements, particularly in austenitic grains, usually ignore twin boundaries even though twin boundaries contribute to strengthening and have clear structure-property correlations....

11 August 2017 6,830 4 View

Can stacking fault energy (SFE) of an alloy influence the melting point, phase transformations and other non-deformation related properties?

I am seeking a conceptual understanding of how SFE could affect non-deformation properties of an alloy, such as (but not limited to) possible changes in phase transformations, precipitation,...

07 July 2017 1,650 8 View