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Fig. 2.6
Crystalline point
defect: vacancy
Fig. 2.7
Crystalline point
defect: interstitial
Fig. 2.8
Dislocation loops
formed by (
a
) vacancy
condensation or (
b
)
interstitial condensation
(strain hardening) or decrease (dynamic restoration). Dislocations can either be gen-
erated during crystal growth or appear due to mechanical stresses that are either
thermal in origin or tied to the presence of composition defects. The occurrence of
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