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Creep plastics
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==General==

The properties of [[Plastics|plastics]] are greatly influenced by the [[Test Speed|test speed]] and the test temperature. This behaviour is described by the [[Linear-viscoelastic Behaviour|viscoelastic properties]] of these materials and, under service conditions, manifests itself as creep and [[Relaxation Plastics|stress relaxation]] even at room temperature; these effects are even more pronounced at higher temperatures. For [[Plastic Component|plastic components]] under service conditions, creep means that dimensional stability and dimensional accuracy – and thus ultimately the functionality of these components – are adversely affected.

==Fundamentals of Creep==

The creep behaviour of [[Plastics|plastics]] is illustrated, in simplified terms, by the behaviour shown in '''Fig. 1'''.

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|width="50px"|'''Fig. 1''':
|width="600px" |Schematic representation of the creep behaviour of plastics
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If a load ''σ''0 is applied to a [[Specimen|test specimen]] or a [[Plastic Component|component]] and subsequently maintained for a defined period, the test specimen or component initially responds with a sudden increase in [[Deformation|deformation]] to the value ''ε''0. Depending on the holding time ''t'' of the [[Stress|load]] and the test temperature ''T'', a time-dependent deformation then occurs, which is referred to as creep ''ε''(''t''). In the case of tensile stress (see: [[Tensile Test|tensile test]]), the creep behaviour of a [[Specimen|test specimen]] clamped at one end with an initial length ''L''0 is illustrated in '''Fig. 2'''.

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|- valign="top"
|width="50px"|'''Fig. 2''':
|width="600px" |Diagram illustrating the creep behaviour of plastics in a [[Tensile Test|tensile test]]
|}

If this test specimen is subjected to a load of mass m, then, depending on the magnitude of the load, a purely [[Deformation|linear-elastic deformation]] or a combined deformation comprising both linear-elastic and [[Linear-viscoelastic Behaviour|linear-viscoelastic]] components occurs spontaneously. By definition, creep refers to the increase in strain under a constant load; consequently, when the load is maintained for a period of time Δ''t'', a time-dependent strain ''ε''(''t'') occurs. If the mass is removed, spontaneous recovery occurs and only the time-dependent strain remains.

==Viscoelastic Material Behaviour==

[[Viscoelastic Material Behaviour|Viscoelasticity]] is a time-dependent form of [[Elasticity|elasticity]] that arises from the delayed return of macromolecules to equilibrium. Consequently, it takes a certain amount of time for the material to return to its initial length through creep processes.

This reversible Tensile Test#Tensile test, stress-strain diagram|stress–strain behaviour]] is characteristic of linear viscoelastic material behaviour and is reflected in the closed hysteresis loop with the cycle 1-->2-->1 (Fig. 3a). However, when the load is increased, pronounced non-linear viscoelastic material behaviour (see: [[Elasticity|elasticity]]) may occur, which is defined by an irreversible characteristic that depends on time, temperature and load. In this case, an open load hysteresis curve with the cycle 1→2→3 ('''Fig. 3b''') is produced, which is why the deformation in '''Fig. 2''' does not return to the origin [1].

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{|
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|width="50px"|'''Fig. 3''':
|width="600px" |Schematic representation of the linear-viscoelastic behaviour (a) and the non-linear viscoelastic stress–strain behaviour of plastics (b)
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==See also==

* [[Elasticity]]
* [[Linear-viscoelastic Behaviour|Linear-viscoelastic behaviour]]
* [[Viscoelastic Material Behaviour|Viscoelastic material behaviour]]
* [[Relaxation Plastics|Relaxation plastics]]
* [[Tensile Test Overlapping Creep Relaxation|Tensile test overlapping creep relaxation]]
* [[VOIGT-KELVIN Model|VOIGT-KELVIN model]]
* [[Creep Behaviour – Flexural Creep Test|Creep behaviour – Flexural creep test]]
* [[Creep Behaviour – Determination|Creep behaviour – Determination]]
* [[BOLTZMANN's Superposition Principle|BOLTZMANN's superposition principle]]
* [[Instrumented Hardness Measurement – Creep|Instrumented hardness measurement, creep]]
* [[Stepped Isothermal Method, Tensile Stress|Stepped isothermal method, tensile stress]]
* [[Creep Behaviour – Recovery Test|Creep behaviour – recovery test]]

==References==

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|[1]
|Höninger, H.: Long-term static behavior. In: [[Grellmann,_Wolfgang|Grellmann, W.]], [[Seidler,_Sabine|Seidler, S.]] (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser, Munich (2022) 3rd Edition, pp. 167–177 (ISBN 978-1-56990-806-8; E-Book: ISBN 978-1-56990-807-5; see [[AMK-Library]] under A 22)
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