The book reviews the Hall-Petch law, one of the most useful equations of materials science, and the reverse or inverse Hall-Petch relation, which is particular important for controlling the strength of nanocrystalline materials.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Normal Hall-Petch Effect
- Iron
- Chromium
- Tantalum
- Vanadium
- Niobium
- Cobalt
- Titanium
- Zirconium
- Zinc
- Gold
- Silver
- Platinum
- Aluminium
- Copper
- Nickel
- Inverse Hall-Petch Effect
- Theoretical Models
- The Ubiquity of the Inverse Hall-Petch Law
- Gold
- Silver
- Palladium
- Aluminium
- Copper
- Nickel
- Zinc
- Magnesium
- Titanium
- Zirconium
- Cobalt
- Manganese
- Niobium
- Tantalum
- Tungsten
- Iron
- A Possible Solution
- References