Asterisms of the Laue spots produced by cone indentation of the {100} face of copper

Abstract

Asterisms of the Laue spots induced by a cone indentation of the {100} face of copper are classified. It is shown that crystal bendings take place in order to compensate for material discontinuity caused by individual activation of primary slip systems and to make the material fit the indenter surface. Consequently a bending cusp appears to each boundary of the active slip systems. The bending axes are identified as being along the tangent to the indenter surface, along the intersections of the active slip systems and along the perpendiculars to the slip directions.