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← ScienceWhich mechanism inhibits dislocation motion in metallic crystals containing small interstitial atoms?
A)Peierls stress reduction
B)Solid solution strengthening✓
C)Grain boundary sliding
D)Martensitic transformation
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Solid solution strengthening impedes dislocation movement because the different sized interstitial atoms generate strain fields that interact with the dislocations; therefore, the movement is blocked, affecting yield strength, rather than other mechanisms influencing other aspects of material behavior.
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