Syllabus
1. Geometry of plastic deformation.
2. Plastic deformation of single crystals.
3. Thermally activated dislocation motion.
4. Solid solution hardenig.
5. Strain hardening
6. Hardening in multicomponent systems.
7. Deformation of polycrystals.
8. Plastic deformation at very low temperatures.
9. Twinning.
Annotation
Geometry of plastic deformation. Point defects and dislocations in solids.
Thermally activated process. Solid solution and precipitation hardening.
Deformation of metallic polycrystals. Deformation of ionic and semiconducting crystals.
Fracture.