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Creep is non-recoverable high temperature plastic deformation occurring at low load regimes, constant stress values, and small strain rates. While mechanistic information regarding macroscale (centimeters and higher) creep deformation has been of significant attention in the past few decades, the nanoscale (few nanometers to a few hundred nanometers) and microscale (few hundred nanometers to a few hundred micrometers) creep deformation has recently emerged as an important area of research. A particular interest lies in trying to control nanoscale and microscale creep properties with a view to design materials for extreme environments and materials in small scale devices. This article presents an overview of the recent developments in modeling and experiments focused on analyzing nanoscale and microscale temperature dependent creep in materials.
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Gan, M., Tomar, V. Scale and temperature dependent creep modeling and experiments in materials. JOM 63, 27–34 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-011-0154-7
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