| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 42, Number 4, May II 1998
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 437 - 442 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, thermal and mechanical properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00268-x | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
The yield stress of b.c.c. plutonium
1
Institut de Science des Materiaux, Université Paris-Sud, Bâtiment 410,
F-91405 Orsay, France
2
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 106, Japan
Received:
5
January
1998
Accepted:
3
April
1998
The temperature dependence of the yield stress of body-centered cubic plutonium
is predicted from data existing for other metals with the same structure.
At strain rates around 
kink pair formation controls the deformation
of b.c.c. plutonium.
PACS: 62.20.Fe – Deformation and plasticity (including yield, ductility, and superplasticity) / 61.72.Lk – Linear defects: dislocations, disclinations
© EDP Sciences, 1998
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