A simple endochronic transient creep model of metals with applications to variable temperature creep (Q1126418)

We propose a simple endochronic transient creep model of metals by using a definition of intrinsic time \(\zeta\), measured within the creep strain tensor space, whose metric tensor is treated as a simple power form of creep strain-rate sensitive material function. The resulting constitutive equation of creep (endocreep) contains only three material constants whose values are determined by a simple creep test. Then we formulate an incremental form involving isothermally constant creep stress, with or without jump, and constant stress with temperature jump.