Kinetics of Plastic Deformation in Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The problem of plasticity of solids has turned out to be much more complicated than could have been imagined, and so far, only the main reasons for the difficulties in solving it have been clarified. They are determined by the extraordinary complexity of the form of the response of the deformable medium to external influences. This complexity is illustrated by the shape of the stress–strain curves for different materials and loading conditions. The complexity of the plasticity problem is associated with the nonlinearity and activity of the deformable medium, as well as its ability to memorize the effects on it, arising from structural changes. The simplicity and clarity of the model concepts should be sought within the framework of the macroscopic approach associated with the analysis of the localization of plastic deformation. Plastic deformation is considered a collective phenomenon characteristic of a nonlinear and active deformable medium. This approach to the problem of plasticity of solids is hybrid and develops at the intersection of physics and mechanics of a deformable solid.

The Special Issue will cover new findings of advances in the kinetics of plastic deformation in metallic materials. Manuscripts that describe new experimental and theoretical studies on the plastic deformation mechanisms of materials would be welcome in this issue.

Prof. Dr. Svetlana Barannikova
Prof. Dr. Vladimir Danilov
Guest Editors

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