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Three-point bending was performed on an AZ31 magnesium sheet with a grain size ∼8.0 µm at room temperature. In-situ electron backscatter diffraction and metallography examinations revealed an anomalous twinning pattern during bending. In the compression zone, the {101̄2} <101̄1̄> twins appear in an extremely localized fashion, consisting of alternating twin bands. Each band comprises a high density of twins. In between the twin bands, twins are absent. As the bending angle increases, the twin bands grow into the tension zone although the stress disfavors the extension twinning.
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Baird, J.C. et al. (2012). Anomalous Twin Bands in AZ31 Magnesium Sheet Bending. In: Mathaudhu, S.N., Sillekens, W.H., Neelameggham, N.R., Hort, N. (eds) Magnesium Technology 2012. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48203-3_17
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