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NUMEROUS investigations of the factors controlling the lower yield point have shown that the lower yield point (σLYP) varies with grain size (d) according to the equation: 
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GLADMAN, T. Yield Point in Mild Steel. Nature 195, 990–991 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195990a0
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