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Fine grain steels -as it comes from the name has fine or smaller grains and hence larger

grain border length. As a reminder grain boundaires are more active with energy
compared other parts of the grains. So, with longer borderline we have stronger
connection between grains that is why straining fine grained steels is difficult. They are
stronger. Second, imagine in fine grained steels Grain A has 10 neighbour grains, in
coarse grained steels Grain A has 5 neighbour grains. So if you want to strain grain A in
fine grained steel you have 10 other neighbours that prevents you from straining grain
A, in coarse grained steels that number is 5.

So fine grained steel will be stronger (higher tensile strength)

As it is difficult to strain grain, ductility will be less.

In order to strain (to deform), material should have linear defects (called dislocations).
That linear defects will be on certain planes. Grain A and Grain B will have different
orientations. So when deformation starts at Grain A it will stop at Grain B. So
deformation has been interrupted. Which makes material stronger and harder.

Fine grains-larger tensile strength, less ductility

coarse grains- smaller tensile strength, more ductility.

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