Crystallographic analysis of intervariant boundaries in a lath martensite

Abstract

In the current study, the crystallographic of intervariant boundary planes distribution in the lath martensite has been measured as a function of lattice misorientation and boundary plane orientation using five macroscopic parameters approach. The distribution revealed a relatively high anisotropy with a tendency for the lath interfaces to terminate on (110) planes. This results from the crystallographic constraints associated with the shear transformation rather than a low energy interface configuration. The lath martensite habit plane was determined to be mostly (110) or near (110). The relative populations of boundaries with [111] and [110] misorientations were greater than other high index misorientations, mostly characterised as (110) symmetric tilt and (110) twist boundary types, respectively