Dislocation kinetics in f.c.c. crystals being deformed under conditions of
(1) constant excessive stress tau (dyn), (2) constant applied deforming str
ess tau and (3) constant load was investigated. It was shown that there are
two stationary states of dislocation density rho ((1))(s) and rho ((2))(s)
(for single crystals p(s)((1)) = 0). The domain between these two stationa
ry states corresponds to dynamic softening of deforming crystal. The last r
egion corresponds to strain hardening. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All r
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