Creep failure

Diffusion creep

grain boundary
diffusion

bulk crystal
diffusion

Dislocation creep
Diffusion assisted climb important:
1. Annihilation:
poof !
climb
2. By passing obstacles:
glide
glide

climb

Dislocation Climb:

Stress Relaxation

total = el + pl = 0 so el

el = / E and pl

.
=

.
=-

pl

n
=
A

(@ cont. T)

-n d = - A E dt

1-n
|o

=- A E t

t
|0
p

el

time

time

Tertiary creep :
c

Creep damage starts

tertiary
creep
time

Creep Failure

Design against creep (metals)

Minimize T / Tmelting
to slow diffusion, climb, and creep.

Arrange for large grain sizes to slow

diffusion.
Use precipitates (oxide particles) and solid
solutions to slow dislocations.