Abstract
FOR many years the maximum stress has been regarded by the engineer as the main criterion by which to estimate the strength of a material in service. It is now realised, however, that above a certain temperature the strength may not be truly disclosed by the ordinary tensile test, and a stress, which is often very much less than that which this test would suggest, may result in failure if sufficient time be allowed. The process which brings about fracture is a comparatively slow deformation known as ‘creep’. Following on the pioneer work of Chevenard and Dickenson, a very large amount of information has been accumulated on this subject during the past ten years. It is, however, very widely dispersed through engineering and other scientific literature, and the author has performed a most useful service in bringing it together. No phase of the subject has been overlooked and a difficult task has been performed with marked success.
Creep of Metals.
By H. J. Tapsell. Pp. xiv + 285. (London: Oxford University Press, 1931.) 30s. net.
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T., F. Creep of Metals . Nature 129, 493 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129493c0
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