Strength of Metals and Alloys (ICSMA 6), Volume 1 contains the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Strength of Metals and Alloys held in Melbourne, Australia, on August 16-20, 1982. The conference provided a forum for reviewing advances that have been made with regards to the strength of metals and alloys and tackled topics ranging from cross-slip and work hardening to alloy design for strength. High strain and high strain rate processes are also discussed. Comprised of 88 chapters, this volume begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of strengthening mechanisms, such as the temperature and strain rate dependence of the flow stress of fatigued niobium single crystals and the mechanism of slip transfer across high angle grain boundaries. Subsequent chapters focus on the behavior of dislocations near a free surface; the strength of polycrystals; void damage in dual phase steels during plastic deformation; and the dynamic strain aging of cast iron. Shear band deformation process in metallic glasses is also examined. This book will be of interest to engineers, metallurgists, and materials scientists.