Abstract
Creep data for a eutectic tin-silver alloy at temperatures between 298 K and 398 K have been analyzed using the modified theta-projection concept, instead of the steady-state creep constitutive equation in the following formula: ɛcr=A {1−exp(−αt)}+B {exp(αt)−1}, where A, B, and α are constants to be experimentally determined. The equation describes well the creep curves of the eutectic tin-silver alloy up to the tertiary stage. All constants exhibited power law relationships with the applied stress. The rate constant, α, has a high stress exponent, which is attributed to dispersion strengthening. The rate constant a and the strain factor B only showed temperature dependence, while the strain factor A was independent of temperature. The activation energy for α was 65 kJ/mol at high stresses and 90 kJ/mol at low stresses. The energies suggest that the dislocation pipe diffusion and the lattice diffusion are predominant at high stresses and low stresses, respectively.
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