Separation of the Macro- and Micro-Stresses in Plastically Deformed 1080 Steel

Abstract
The stress tensors were measured with x-ray diffraction in both the ferrite and cementite phases of a 1080 steel specimen deformed in uniaxial tension. The macro- and micro-stresses were separated for all the components of the stress tensors. All the components except the hydrostatic components of the micro-stresses could be determined without an accurate value of the unstressed lattice parameter. Tensile stresses were found in the cementite and compressive stresses in the ferrite along the deformation direction. The tensile stresses in the cementite were quite large.