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grain boundary

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grain boundary [′grān ‚bau̇n·drē]
(solid-state physics)
An interface between individual crystals in a polycrystalline solid.


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When excessive carbides are in the grain boundary, the casting will not have as much strength and is much more likely to break.
Background--Manganese steels that have a high toughness could still have thin carbide grain boundary delineations.
For example, in the study of Diffusion-Induced Grain Boundary Migration (DIGM) phenomena, the effect of diffusion of [Cr.
 
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