The creep aging behaviors of retrogressed Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy were studied by uniaxial tensile creep tests at 140 ◦C. The effects of creep aging time and applied stress on microstructures and properties of the studied alloy were investigated by using transmission electron microscope (TEM), hardness, and corrosion resistance tests. Results show that the effects of the creep aging process on micros...

It has been suggested that the endurance of cemented femoral reconstructions in total hip arthroplasty is affected by the creep of acrylic cement, but it is not known to what extent cement creeps under loading conditions in vivo, or how this affects load transfer. We have simulated the long-term creep properties of acrylic cement in finite-element models of femoral stem constructs and analysed ...

S U M M A R Y We present a model of localized, aseismic fault creep during the full interseismic period, including both transient and steady fault creep, in response to a sequence of imposed coseismic slip events and tectonic loading. We consider the behaviour of models with linear viscous, non-linear viscous, rate-dependent friction, and rateand state-dependent friction fault rheologies. Both ...

Concrete, the solid that forms at room temperature from mixing Portland cement with water, sand, and aggregates, suffers from time-dependent deformation under load. This creep occurs at a rate that deteriorates the durability and truncates the lifespan of concrete structures. However, despite decades of research, the origin of concrete creep remains unknown. Here, we measure the in situ creep b...

Cyclic plasticity and creep are the primary design considerations of 1 and 2 stage gas turbine blades. Directionally-solidified (DS) Ni-base materials have been developed to provide (1) greater creep ductility and (2) lower minimum creep rate in solidification direction compared to other directions. Tracking the evolution of deformation in DS structures necessitates a constitutive model having ...

In the pressure vessel and piping and power industries, creep deformation has continued to be an important design consideration. Directionally solidified components have become commonplace. Creep deformation and damage is a common source of component failure. A considerable effort has gone into the study and development of constitutive models to account for such behavior. Creep deformation can ...

The effects of microstructures during creep on the ultrasonic attenuation have been investigated for Ni based superalloy (IN738LC). The cuboidal γ′ precipitates in the virgin material became coarsened preferentially in the direction perpendicular to the applied stress axis as creep time increased. The length of γ′ precipitates increased with creep time, while the width increased slightly. The i...

In this article, the problem of time-dependent stress redistribution of a piezomagnetic rotating thick-walled cylinder under an axisymmetric hygro-thermo-magneto-electro-mechanical loading is analyzed analytically for the condition of plane strain. Using the constitutive equations, a differential equation is found in which there are creep strains. Primarily, eliminating creep strains, an analyt...

Optimal structural design of cylindrical shells under overall bending, torsion, tension and internal pressure in creep conditions is considered. The material is assumed to be governed by the Norton-Odqvist nonlinear steady creep law. Minimal weight of the shell is the design objective, radius and wall thickness are design variables, and the constraint refers to brittle creep rupture as describe...

This paper reports the development of finite element software for creep damage analysis. Creep damage deformation and failure of high temperature structure is a serious problem for power generation and it is even more technically demanding under the current increasing demand of power and economic and sustainability pressure. This paper primarily consists of three parts: 1) the need and the just...