Perfect plasticity of metals under simple shear as the result of   percolation transition on grain boundaries
  A mechanism of perfect plasticity under low homological temperatures has been suggested. According to this mechanism, the phenomenon under study is of critical nature. It connects with percolation transition in the net of grain boundaries and with nonlocal interaction of fragments uniquely under simple shear mode. The mechanism is justified by general reasoning, mainly of geometrical character, and also by employing computational modeling and well-known experimental results. 
Yan Beygelzimer, Natalia Lavrinenko
cond-mat.mtrl-sci nlin.CD