A 10 mm diameter cylindrical tungsten rod is used for heating elements, operating at 2300 °C. The melting temperature of tungsten is 3422 °C. The strain at failure after 6 months of operation was 4.7%. The deformation mechanism map is given in the figure below.
(a) Calculate the maximum load that this element can withstand.
(b) If the load from (a) is increased 103 times, calculate the creep strain rate.
(c) How would you expect the creep behavior to change if the grain size was reduced from 10 µm to 1 µm? What will be the consequences on the deformation mechanism map? Discuss your answer.
(d) Explain the difference between dislocation creep and Coble creep.
TUNGSTEN
10
d-10m
THEORETICAL STRENGTH
THIO STRESS TENSILE NORMALIZED
DISLOCATION GLIDE
DISLOCATION CREEP
TENSILE 10^5 s^-1
COBLE CREEP
10^-8 NABARRO CREEP
0
.1
2 .3 4 .5 .6 .7 .8 HOMOLOGOUS TEMPERATURE T/TM
.9
1.0