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Creep failure model of a tempered martensitic stainless steel integrating multiple deformation and damage mechanisms

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A new model considering both deformation and damage evolution under multiple viscoplastic mechanisms is used to represent high temperature creep deformation and damage of a martensitic stainless steel in a wide range of load levels. First, an experimental database is built to characterise both creep flow and damage behaviour using tests on various kinds of specimens. The parameters of the model are fitted to the results and to literature data for long term creep exposure. An attempt is made to use the model to predict creep time to failure up to 105 h.

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Gaffard, V., Besson, J. & Gourgues-Lorenzon, A.F. Creep failure model of a tempered martensitic stainless steel integrating multiple deformation and damage mechanisms. Int J Fract 133, 139–166 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-005-2528-8

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