BSTRACTA hierarchical {332}113 twinning system is studied in a metastable beta Ti-12Mo-10Zr (wt%) alloy
which shows strong twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) effect due to a three-level twinning mechanism.
In-situ
digital image correlation (DIC) indicates a good tolerance to strain localization until ε
max
=
0.4 thanks to TWIP hardening effect. The local shear misfit due to the intersection between the matrix slip bands and the primary twin boundaries is accommodated by the formation of secondary and tertiary sub-twinning structures. The strain accommodation postpones crack nucleation at the slip-twin intersections
contributing to the high tolerance of the strain localization.