Finite Plastic Deformation of Crystalline Solids

by K. S. Havner

Overview

This book reviews and interrelates a large number of theoretical and experimental contributions to the research on finite plastic deformation of single crystals and polycrystalline metals made during the past quarter century. An overall theoretical framework for investigation of large strains in crystalline materials is presented that enables the blending of contemporary and earlier experimental research with modern concepts in solid mechanics. Professor Havner has provided a historical perspective throughout including accurate attribution of ideas and emphasis on pioneering studies, beginning with G. I. Taylor and the German researchers in the 1920s. Early chapters deal with single crystals, including extensive analyses of particular experimental configurations. Then connections between single crystals and polycrystalline material behavior are considered. Necessary background to the most general theoretical sections is presented in an appendix and approximately 200 references to the primary scientific literature are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521392457
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/27/1992
Series:	Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. A historical introduction; 2. The kinematics of double slip; 3. A general theory of elastoplastic crystals; 4. Axial-load experiments and latent hardening in single crystals; 5. Analysis of crystals in channel die compression; 6. Theoretical connections between crystal and aggregate behaviour; 7. Approximate polycrystal models; Appendix: the general theory of work-conjugate stress and strain; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...well written work, many historical quotations make the book more readable....should be purchased by all engineering libraries and by those individuals, including graduate students, who are interested in classical metal plasticity theory." Dan Nicolae Cristescu, Applied Mechanics Review

"From the point of view of a geologist, therefore, the book contains very readable summaries of the seminal contributions of the founding fathers of crystal plasticity." E.H. Rutter, Geology Magazine

"...can be very useful for both highly skilled specialists and post-graduate students dealing with the finite deformation problem and plasticity phenomena." Victor A. Llvov, Mathematical Reviews

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