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Thermodynamics of stacking faults

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The Gibbs treatment of interfacial free energy is reviewed and applied to the specific case of stacking faults in alloys. The alternative model of viewing the fault region as a second phase is briefly reviewed. Prior treatments of the topic using the later approach are shown to have led to thermodynamic inconsistencies in some cases. The relation between stacking fault energy and equilibrium separation of partial dislocations is established. The stress required to move partial dislocations or perfect dislocations in alloys is developed on the basis of a virtual displacement from equilibrium approach.

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Hirth, J.P. Thermodynamics of stacking faults. Metall Trans 1, 2367–2374 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03038365

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