Effects of hydrostatic pressure on mechanical behaviour and deformation processing of materials

The processing and subsequent mechanical behaviour of a variety of commercially important materials are affected by the imposed stress state. In this review, the experimentally documented effects of superimposed pressure on deformation under quasistatic conditions are summarised, followed by a presentation of the effects of superimposed pressure on the fracture behaviour of a variety of materials including both ductile and brittle systems. It is...