In the context of B2-strengthened Fe-15Mn-10Al-5Ni-0.8C and Fe-16Mn-8Al-5Ni-1C (wt.%) steels, Park et al. ) have reported that B2 stringers exhibit texture hardening which, in turn, leads to a strong anisotropy in terms of both tensile properties (along rolling and transverse directions) and formability of the steels (Table . 1). It was highlighted that a significant improvement in the formability of these steels may be achieved (without the loss of tensile strength) by the replacement of B2 stringers with uniformly dispersed fine polygonal precipitates of B2 at FCC GBs and grain interiors . Fig. shows the (i)