PPT Slide
Example: Suppose a BCC crystal deforms by slip on {110} planes in the > directions. How many slip systems of this type are there in the BCC structure?
Solution: There are six different {110} planes in the BCC structure: (110), (101), (011), . Contained in each of these planes are two > directions (e.g. the (110) plane contains the directions as shown in the accompanying sketch). The total number of {110}> slip systems is thus 2 x 6, or 12.