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A finite element model based on single crystal plasticity was adopted to examine the domain of validity of HRR fields. The finite element solution shows that the domain of validity of HRR fields increases as the hardening exponent n increases, from 0.4% of the overall plastic zone size for n = 3, to 5% of the overall plastic zone size for n = 20. Both the finite element and the asymptotic solution...