Creep behavior inb a fine-grained Al -5356 alloy at low stress and intermediate temperature

Abstract

m was investigated using the helicoid spring specimen technique. The testing temperatures ranged from 423 K to 523 K (0.47 to 0.58 Tm) and the applied stresses from 0.20 to . It was found that under the above conditions, viscous creep of Bingham type occurs, characterized by a threshold stress which decreases with increasing temperature. The activation energy is Qc = 44 7 kJ/mol. No microstructural changes were observed in recrystallized and the as-crept specimens. The measured creep rates were found to be four orders faster than that predicted by Coble creep model.