Abstract
The angular distributions for grain-boundary cavities have been measured on a microsection for 70% Cu—30% Zn alpha-brass with a range of grain sizes after straining at a constant rate of 10—2 hr—1 at 450°c in an argon atmosphere. The histograms have been converted to a three-dimensional least-squares curve-fitted distribution. Under these conditions of testing a marked effect of grain size is observed so that at 55 μm average diameter the cavities are predominantly at 45° to the tensile axis whilst at 430 μm diameter the cavities most frequently occur at 90° to the tensile axis. The conclusion is reached that at fine grain sizes sliding is more important in the mechanism of cavity growth than at coarse grain sizes.

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