Adiabatic shear bands are found in a variety of metals and other
materials; they cause rapid weakening due to energy concentration into
narrow regions of the material. This is the very first book on this
important topic and the only true introduction to the subject. An
enhanced and updated student-friendly edition of the authors' 1992 book
Adiabatic Shear Localization: Occurrence, Theories and Applications,
this seminal text now includes essential Further Reading sections in
some chapters. It explains adiabatic shear bands in a descriptive rather
than a mathematical way, with a 'quick reference' section for readers
wanting a more rapid introduction. Entirely comprehensive, the reader
can dip into the chapters as suits his or her course material or
research.If you are a postgraduate materials scientist, engineer,
physicist, metallurgist, or indeed any researcher in materials that
undergo rapid deformation and failure, this text is not to be missed.