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A theoretical model is suggested that describes the generation of deformation twins at grain boundaries in nanocrystalline metals. Within the model, a thick twin lamella in a nanoscale grain is generated due to stress-driven emission of twinning dislocations from a grain boundary. The lamella consists of overlapping stacking faults. The results account for experimental data on observation of deformation twins in nanocrystalline Al and Cu reported in the literature.
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