This book reviews and interrelates research on finite plastic deformation of single crystals and polycrystalline metals.
Preface;1. A historical introduction; 2. The kinematics of double slip; 3. A general theory of elastoplastic crystals; 4. Axial-load experiments and latent hardening in single crystals; 5. Analysis of crystals in channel die compression; 6. Theoretical connections between crystal and aggregate behaviour; 7. Approximate polycrystal models; Appendix: the general theory of work-conjugate stress and strain; References; Index.