Stacking-fault energies of various metals were deduced from X-ray measurements of line profiles. The stacking-fault energy of Ni, Ni-20%Cu and Ni-40%Cu were 241, 143 and 83mJ/m2, respectively. It was found that the energy was not greatly affected by deformation.

X-Ray Determination of Stacking Fault Energies in Cu-Ni, Cu-Zn and Cu-Al Alloys. B.K.Mathur, B.K.Samantaray, G.B.Mitra: Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 1981, 19[3], 277-8