Hull, Derek : University of Cambridge, The University of Liverpool
Bacon, D J : The University of Liverpool
Review
'As we grow older, we tend to grow fatter but wiser. This is certainly the case of the 4th edition of 'Introduction
to Dislocations'.......the book is excellent value and there is no excuse why every student of metallurgy should
not be familiar with its contents, and every researcher have it readily to hand.'
--Steel Times, September 2001
'Professor Hull has written a book which is so carefully constructed and so outstandingly useful to such a wide
range of students that it is difficult to find superlatives to praise it.'
--The Faraday Society
'One of the most striking advantages of the book is the concise and lucid text...There are many books dealing with
dislocations but only one up-to-date introduction. It is warmly recommended to teachers and students in solid state
sciences'
--Crystallization Technology
Butterworth Heinemann Publishing Web Site, January, 2002
Summary
Introduction to Dislocations was first published in 1965 in a series aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate
students in metallurgy and materials science and related disciplines. At the time, the subject was maturing and
it was expected that 'dislocation concepts' would remain a core discipline for a very long time. As expected, the
book has been, and remains, an important undergraduate text all over the world.
A wider range of materials has emerged since 1965, most notably in the field of electronics and micro-engineering.
The principles of dislocation theory still apply but some of the detail requires further treatment.
This fourth edition provides an essential basis for an understanding of many of the physical and mechanical properties
of crystalline solids. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect developments in the
understanding of the subject, whilst retaining the clarity and comprehensibility of the previous editions.
Table of Contents
Defects in Crystals
Crystalline materials
Simple crystal structures
Observation of Dislocations: Surface methods
Decoration methods
Electron microscopy
Movement of Dislocations: Concept of slip
Dislocations and slip
The slip plane
Cross slip
Elastic dislocation
Dislocations in Face-Centred Cubic Metals: Perfect dislocations
Partial dislocations - the Shockley partial
Dislocations in Other Crystal Structures: Dislocations in hexagonal close-packed metals
Dislocations in body-centred cubic metals
Jogs and the Intersection of Dislocations: Intersection of dislocations
Movement of dislocations containing elementary jogs
Origin and Multiplication of Dislocations: Dislocations in freshly grown crystals
Homogeneous nucleation of dislocations
Dislocation Arrays and Crystal Boundaries: Plastic deformation, recovery and recrystallisation
Simple dislocation boundaries
Strength of Crystalline Solids: Temperature-and strain-rate-dependence of the flow stress
The Peierls stress and lattice resistance
