Theory of Dislocations

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the nucleation, motion, and interaction between crystalline defects called dislocations.

Peter M. Anderson (Author), John P. Hirth (Author), Jens Lothe (Author)

9780521864367, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 January 2017

718 pages
29.3 x 22.2 x 3.7 cm, 2.2 kg

'The classic book by Hirth and Lothe has been made much more assessable to a wider audience of students and researchers. The chapters include greatly expanded and improved illustrations. A complete set of worked solutions and supporting MATLAB codes for the problems at the end of each chapter, a set of Powerpoint files containing all figures in the book and Errata are all available at the Cambridge University Press website.' William D. Nix, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University

Theory of Dislocations provides unparalleled coverage of the fundamentals of dislocation theory, with applications to specific metal and ionic crystals. Rather than citing final results, step-by-step developments are provided to offer an in-depth understanding of the topic. The text provides the solid theoretical foundation for researchers to develop modeling and computational approaches to discrete dislocation plasticity, yet it covers important experimental observations related to the effects of crystal structure, temperature, nucleation mechanisms, and specific systems. This new edition incorporates significant advances in theory, experimental observations of dislocations, and new findings from first principles and atomistic treatments of dislocations. Also included are new discussions on thin films, deformation in nanostructured systems, and connection to crystal plasticity and strain gradient continuum formulations. Several new computer programs and worked problems allow the reader to understand, visualize, and implement dislocation theory concepts.

Part I. Isotropic Continua: 1. Introductory material
2. Elasticity
3. Theory of straight dislocations
4. Theory of curved dislocations
5. Applications to dislocation interactions
6. Applications to self energies
7. Dislocations at high velocities
Part II. Effects of Crystal Structure: 8. The influence of lattice periodicity
9. Slip systems of perfect dislocations
10. Partial dislocations in FCC metals
11. Partial dislocations in other structures
12. Dislocations in ionic crystals
13. Dislocations in anisotropic elastic media
Part III. Interactions with Point Defects: 14. Equilibrium defect concentrations
15. Diffusive glide and climb processes
16. Glide of jogged dislocations
17. Dislocation motion in vacancy supersaturations
18. Effects of solute atoms on dislocation motion
Part IV. Groups of Dislocations: 19. Grain boundaries and interfaces
20. Dislocation sources
21. Dislocation pileups and cracks
22. Dislocation intersections and barriers
23. Deformation twinning.

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