Fundamentals of Creep in Metals and Alloys. Edition No. 2

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction
A. Description of Creep
B. Objectives
2.0 Five-Power-Law Creep
A. Macroscopic Relationships
B. Microstructural Observations
C. Rate-Controlling Mechanisms
D. Other Effects on Five-Power-Law Creep
3.0 Diffusional Creep
4.0 Harper Dorn Creep
A. The Size Effect
B. The Effect of Impurities
5.0 Three-Power-Law Viscous Glide Creep
6.0. Superplasticity
A. Introduction
B. Characteristics of Fine Structure Superplasticity
C. Microstructure of Fine Structure Superplastic Materials
D. Texture Studies in Superplasticity
E. High Strain Rate Superplasticity (HSRS)
F. Superplasticity in Nano and Submicrocrystalline Materials
7.0 Recrystallization
A. Introduction
B. Discontinuous Dynamic Recrystallization (DRX)
C. Geometric Dynamic Recrystallization
D. Particle Stimulated Nucleation (PSN)
E. Continuous Reactions
8.0 Creep Behavior of Particle Strengthened Alloys
A. Introduction and Theory
B. Small Volume Fraction Particles that are
Coherent and Incoherent with Small Aspect Ratios
9.0 Creep of Intermetallics
A. Introduction
B. Titanium Aluminides
C. Iron Aluminides
D. Nickel Aluminides
10.0 Creep Fracture
A. Background
B. Cavity Nucleation
C. Growth

Authors

Michael E. Kassner Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Dr. Kassner is a professor in the department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He holds M.S.and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, has published two books and more than 200 articles and book chapters in the areas of metal plasticity theory, creep, fracture, phase diagrams, fatigue, and semi-solid forming, and currently serves on the editorial board of Elsevier's International Journal of Plasticity.