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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
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Small material samples

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
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“Standard” uniaxial creep test specimen (GL ≈ 30–50 mm; dGL ≈ 6–10 mm; L = 100–130 mm)

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
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Shapes and dimensions of small creep test specimens: (a) conventional sub-size uniaxial specimen (GL ≈ 5–12 mm; dGL ≈ 1–3 mm); (b) SPT specimen (D ≈ 8 mm; to ≈ 0.5 mm); (c) ICT specimen (w = bi ≈ 10 mm; di ≈ 1 mm; h ≈ 2.5 mm); (d) circular SRT (R ≈ 5 mm, d ≈ 1 mm, and depth bo ≈ 2 mm); and (e) elliptical SRT (a ≈ 15 mm, b ≈ 7.5 mm, d ≈ 1 mm, and depth bo ≈ 2 mm)

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
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Schematics diagrams showing the small specimen loading arrangements: (a) uniaxial; (b) SPT; (c) ICT; (d) circular SRT; and (e) elliptical SRT

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
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(a) Uniaxial minimum creep strain rate data obtained with standard specimen (Fig. 2) on a P91 steel at 600  °C [3] and (b) uniaxial creep rupture data obtained with standard specimen (Fig. 2) on a P91 steel at 600  °C [3]

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
Figure Legend:
Minimum creep stain rate data for 316 stainless steel at 600 °C and 2-1/4r1Mo weld metal at 640 °C, obtained from uniaxial and impression creep tests (e.g., Ref. [17])

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
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(a) Minimum creep strain rate data for a P91 steel at 650 °C obtained from uniaxial and SRC tests [8] and (b) minimum creep strain rate data for a Nickel base superalloy at 800  °C obtained from uniaxial and SRC tests

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From: A Basis for Selecting the Most Appropriate Small Specimen Creep Test Type
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 2014;136(2): doi: /
Figure Legend:
(a) Converted creep rupture data (using Eq. (3), with Ks = 1) obtained from a SPT on a P91 steel at 650  °C, compared with corresponding uniaxial data [16] and (b) converted creep rupture data (using Eq. (3), with Ks = 1.275) obtained from a SPT on a P91 steel at 650  °C, compared with corresponding uniaxial data [16]