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Viscous Creep in Metallic Wires at Elevated Temperatures and Low Stresses.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Jaroslav Fiala ,
Lubos Kloc  and
Vaclav Sklenicka
Jaroslav Fiala
Affiliation:
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Material Chemistry, Purkynova 118, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Lubos Kloc
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Zizkova 22, CZ-616 62 Brno, Czech Republic.
Vaclav Sklenicka
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Zizkova 22, CZ-616 62 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Abstract

Viscous creep behaviour of several metals and alloys was investigated at the temperatures close to one half of the absolute melting point and at very low stresses using the technique of helicoid specimens. Due to extremely high sensitivity the technique represents a unique tool for measurement of very low creep strains in reasonable time. Helicoid spring specimens were made of wires of either circular or square cross section. The stress distribution along the wire radius (caused by shear stress loading) and threshold stresses were taken into account, as well as the influence of the surface layer loaded by maximum stress.

The experimental results were interpreted as Coble diffusional creep and/or Harper-Dorn dislocation creep. Some data are in a very good agreement with Coble theory especially those obtained on some fine grained materials. For the coarse grained materials is this dependence replaced by large data scattering. Some authors dispute about the role or even the very existence of diffusional creep and offer other explanations. There are many theories trying to describe Harper-Dorn creep mechanism, but none of them is capable to explain all observed properties.

The observed effects which cannot be explained by the current theories are discussed (large scatter of creep rates obtained for coarse grain materials, creep rates much higher than those predicted by the diffusional creep theory in some materials, transition stage duration independent of stress but dependent on temperature.

Despite the problems in theoretical description, the experiment shows clearly that the viscous creep regime must be considered as an important behaviour of structural materials at conditions of engineering practice.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 695: Symposium L – Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IX , 2001 , L6.3.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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