INTRODUCTION Mechanical characterization of articular cartilage, soft tissues and gels is important for biomechanical reference data and for functional assessment of biopsied or engineered tissue. Common techniques include dynamic mechanical spectroscopy [1] and stress relaxation [2], with the latter often favored for technical simplicity. While reliable, stress relaxation measurements of carti...

With flexible leaded parts, the solder-joint failure process involves a complex interplay of creep and fatigue mechanisms. To better understand the role of creep in typical multi-hour cyclic loading conditions, a specialized non-linear finite-element creep simulation computer program has been formulated. The numerical algorithm includes the complete part-lead-solder-P WB system, accounting for ...

The future nanotechnology requires materials which are dimensionally and elastically stable within the nm-domain. Because of their elastic stability, Cu-Be alloys are often used for the fabrication of elastic force sensors (spring elements). Anelastic and viscous creep limit the precision of such sensors. Therefore we have studied the anelastic and viscoelastic relaxations of Cu-Be using laser ...

The time dependence of the physical properties of ethylene/1-octene (EO)-copolymers after primary crystallization is investigated by calorimetry, density, and creep measurements. The temporal evolution of the multiple melting of EO-copolymers is monitored by differential scanning calorimetry. The low temperature endotherm displays an evolution similar to that observed for the enthalpy recovery ...

Transport as well as magnetic relaxation properties of the mixed state were studied on strongly underdoped Y12xPrxBa2Cu3O72d crystals. We observed two correlated phenomena—a coupling transition and a transition to quantum creep. The distribution of transport current below the coupling transition is highly nonuniform, which facilitates quantum creep. We speculate that in the mixed state below th...

The superconducting flux dynamic of the transition metal carbide Sc3CoC4 which exhibits a quasi-one-dimensional structure is studied. Besides zero-field-cooling (zfc), field-cooling (fc) and magnetization measurements, especially flux creep relaxation experiments are performed. The relaxation rates S = dM/dlnt are determined at selected temperatures below the transition temperature Tc in two ma...

New Pb-free materials ask thorough verification because their properties as wetting, solderability and mechanical properties are different from these SnPb. In this paper are presented some new facts from creep and stress relaxation investigation including new arrangement for measurement. Results from creep, stress, shear and bend testing are presented for three types of solder (Sn/3.5Ag, Sn/3.8...

The cure dependent relaxation modulus of an epoxy resin was investigated over the entire range of cure extent. Parallel plate rheometry was used to measure the material behavior below the gel point of the epoxy network. Creep testing in three-point bend was used for specimens cured past gelation. All data were converted to the stress relaxation modulus for comparison of the material behavior am...