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Constitutive equations for the description of creep and creep rupture behavior of metallic materials at temperatures above 800/sup 0/C

Journal Article · · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6026470
At high temperatures, the creep deformation of metallic materials is correlated with the accumulation of creep damage. Creep crack growth leads to a decrease of bearing cross section and an increase in stationary creep. Both variables, creep strain rate and creep damage, are described by a system of coupled differential equations. The solutions of these equations are given for the boundary conditions of creep tests under constant load, for creep rupture behavior, for damage accumulation in the creep region, and for creep-regimed low-cycle fatigue. A general correlation between applied stress, cumulative strain, and cumulative damage is given.
Research Organization:
Institut fur Reaktorwerkstoffe kernforschungsanlage Julich, Julich
OSTI ID:
6026470
Journal Information:
Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 66:2; ISSN NUTYB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English