The mechanism of twinning induced plasticity,the impact of stacking fault energy on TWIP effect and the excellent mechanical properties of TWIP steel are emphatically introduced.

• 综述了新型孪生诱发塑性钢(TWIP)研究的进展,重点介绍了孪生诱发塑性的机制、层错能对TWIP效应的影响和TWIP钢优异的力学性能。