Abstract
Room‐temperature load‐relaxation tests were performed on γ‐irradiated and unirradiated NaCl single crystals. The σ‐ɛ reresults were analyzed in terms of Hart's constitutive equations for inelastic deformation. The log σ‐log ɛ curves for the unirradiated crystals were virtually flat, suggesting that both the high‐ and low‐temperature components of the flow stress were operating. The log σ‐log ɛ curves for the irradiated crystals were concave downward, indicating that the high‐temperature mechanism was dominating the flow stress.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 105-108 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1981 |