Creep tests on notched specimens of copper

To interpret the experimental results, finite element computations have been conducted. With the help of the reference stress, the rupture lifetime in the multiaxial tests was estimated. The prediction was more precise for the higher acuities than for the lower one. In order to predict the creep deformation of the canisters for the long service period, fundamental creep models are considered. Previously developed basic models are used to compute the creep deformation in the multiaxial tests. Although the scatter is large, the agreement with the experiments is considered as acceptable, indicating that the basic models which have been successfully developed for uniaxial creep tests can also be used to describe multiaxial creep tests. Notch strengthening was observed for copper.