Fig. 1

a The evolution of the normal stress \(\sigma _{zz}\) and spontaneous stress rate \(\partial _{t}\sigma _{zz}\) with time t at \(T=300\) K and \(\dot{\epsilon }_{zz}=10^8~\text {s}^{-1}\) corresponding to the Cantor alloy. b A magnified view of (a) with the i-th avalanche starting at \(t_i\) and having the duration of \(\mathcal {T}_i\). c) Fraction of atoms \(\rho _\text {hcp}\) and \(\rho _\text {bcc}\) with hcp and bcc arrangement versus time. d A magnified view of (c). e Illustration of the uniaxial setup with the formation of the hcp clusters of atoms within \(\{111\}\) slip planes during an avalanche. f Crystallographic orientation of a hcp cluster of size \(s_\text {hcp}\) described by the azimuthal angle \(\theta\) and polar angle \(\phi\)