Variational approach to subgrain formation

Abstract A variational formulation of the incrementally-linear rigidplastic approximation to crystal plasticity is set up. A crystal deformed in plane strain by symmetric double slip is considered as an example. It is shown under which conditions an inhomogeneous deformation leading to subgrain formation is energetically more favorable than the homogeneous one.

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