“…When particle shearing occurs, dislocation shearing reduces the effective size of the precipitates as follows 16 , 26 , 30 , 43 , where n is the number of shearing dislocations. In other words, each shearing reduces the effective radius of the precipitates, which helps the following dislocations shear the precipitates on the same slip plane (known as “glide plane softening”) 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 11 , 14 – 16 , 18 .…”