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Deformation Processes in Pure Metals

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Mechanical Properties of Materials at Low Temperatures

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Abstract

When a metal is loaded, the resultant deformation is initially elastic and the metal returns to its original state as the load is removed. If, however, the applied load exceeds the yield strength of the metal, it deforms plastically and the strain so produced is not recoverable when the load is released. In most metals, the stress necessary to cause plastic deformation increases with the strain because the material work-hardens, and for over 5000 years man has used this property to strengthen metals and make them more suitable for his needs. It is, however, only in the last few decades that the fundamental mechanisms responsible for these properties have begun to be understood, and even now there are a number of important details which remain to be elucidated. For example, the phenomenon of work-hardening is not yet fully explained.

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Wigley, D.A. (1971). Deformation Processes in Pure Metals. In: Mechanical Properties of Materials at Low Temperatures. The International Cryogenics Monograph Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1887-3_1

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