Edge dislocation climb over non-deformable circular inclusions

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i s w e l l known that the p r e s e n c e of a f i n e l y d i s p e r s e d , n o n - d e f o r m a b l e * s e c o n d p h a s e in a m e t a l m a *With the term non-deformablewe mean to imply inclusions which cannot deform plastically; elastic deformations of the inclusion are permitted.

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