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Old January 18th, 2008, 09:30   #34
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"While measurable creep can occur at low temperatures over very long periods of time or at very high (compressive) loads, creep usually becomes of engineering importance above about two thirds the melting point (absolute) of an alloy."
-The CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering
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