The study of relaxation of bolts at high temperatures
48_Allsopp.pdf (6.385Mb)Abstract
The increasing number of naval projects in the high
temperature field has made the behavior of bolts under high
temperatures a matter of concern to the Navy. Much experimental
work has been done in determining the creep resistance
of metals. However for the design engineer, the creep rate
for a given bolt material is at best an Unhandy piece of information.
Furthermore the creep test supposes a constant
stress with plastic deformation.