Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction

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Chapter 3 - The Structure of Crystalline Solids - Questions and Problems - Page 102: 3.63

Answer

The grain orientations of many polycrystalline materials are random before any working or deformation is done. Even if the the individual grains of polycrystalline materials may be anisotropic, the property differences tend to average out and will behave isotropically.

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The grain orientations of many polycrystalline materials are random before any working or deformation is done. Even if the the individual grains of polycrystalline materials may be anisotropic, the property differences tend to average out and will behave isotropically.
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