 Two-dimensional isotropic polycrystal conductivity

For uniformly distributed rotations of a two-dimensional conductivity tensor with positive principal values $a\le b$, the Hashin-Shtrikman conductivity variational principle with isotropic comparison $cI$ yields $H(c)I$. Averaging a rotated diagonal tensor replaces it by half its trace times the identity. Since $H^{\prime }(c)=(a-b{)}^2/(a+b+2c{)}^2$, the admissible comparison endpoints give $a(a+3b)/(3a+b)\le C_{\mathrm{eff}}\le b(3a+b)/(a+3b)$ within the statistically isotropic polycrystal model.