Strain-induced abnormal grain growth of Fe foils

Abnormal grain growth of polycrystalline iron (Fe) foil up to grains of 1 cm × 2.2 cm in size, is reported. Pre-strain generated by plastic deformation promoted the abnormal grain growth during post-strain annealing, resulting in large area regions close to single crystal within the foil. The number of nucleus/nuclei and maximum grain size for the abnormal grain growth were highly affected by the plastic deformation conditions as they cause...