Modeling the effect of DC on the creep of metals in terms of the synthetic theory of irrecoverable deformation

The objective of this paper is to model the effect of direct current upon the steady-state creep of metals. The modeling of this phenomenon has been accomplished in terms of the synthetic theory of permanent deformation. The constitutive equation of the theory is supplemented by a term taking into account the passing of DC. Results obtained in terms of this theory show good agreement with experimental data.