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Strengthening
mechanisms-I
Jayant Jain
Assistant Professor,
Department of Applied Mechanics,
IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016
G/2
Strength
0
Dislocation density
Work hardening
Precipitation hardening
Alloying
Alloys are stronger than pure metals
Tensile stress
Dislocation-Solute interaction
1/ 2
Empirical relation: y ~ C
10
12
Hall-Petch relation
Hall-Petch equation - The relationship
between yield strength and grain size can be
given as-
Experimental Validation:
Hall-Petch relation
70 Cu - 30 Zn brass alloy