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IT has been shown previously that progressive deformation of an annealed metal breaks down the grains into smaller units, or crystallites, which have a minimum size characteristic of the metal1,2. The lower limiting size for metals so far examined lies in the range 10-4 to 10-6 cm. A precise determination of this size has become of importance, because it appears to coincide with the maximum strength developed during deformation of the metal3.
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WOOD, W., RACHINGER, W. Strength of Metals. Nature 162, 891–892 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162891a0
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