"PLASTICSTRAININMETALS"isaseminalpaperpublishedin1938bytherenownedphysicistandmaterialsscientistGeoffreyIngramTaylor.Inthisinfluentialwork,Taylorinvestigatedthefundamentalmechanismsofplasticdeformationincrystallinemetals.ThepaperpresentsTaylor'spioneeringanalysisofdislocationtheoryanditsroleinexplaininghowmetalsdeformunderstress.Taylordevelopedmathematicalmodelstodescribetherelationshipbetweenappliedstressandplasticstrain,layingimportantgroundworkforunderstandingworkhardeningandcrystalplasticity.Hisworkhelpedestablishthemoderntheoryofdislocationsinmetaldeformation.This1938publicationremainsaclassicinmaterialsscienceandmechanicalmetallurgy,asitprovidedkeyinsightsintothemicroscopicprocessesgoverningmetalplasticity.Taylor'stheoriescontinuetoinfluencethestudyofmechanicalpropertiesinmetalsandalloys.
