The effect of creep strain rate on damage accumulation in Type 316H austenitic stainless steel

Many service components in power generation and aerospace industries operate at high temperatures and stresses that make them susceptible to creep deformation and damage. Their complex geometries and load multi-axiality are often treated only approximately in assessing their structural integrity via assessment codes that are based on standard creep tests. For example, the forward creep (defined here as constant load creep) test of round bars is...