Creep Rupture
Creep rupture is the failure of a material after sustained stress over time, often at elevated temperature or under continuous load. It is used to evaluate long-term durability, especially for polymers, fibers, films, components, and bonded structures that must hold shape or strength under service conditions.
See related terms:
Bend Tolerance
Cut Resistance
Charpy Impact Strength
Ductility
Impact Resistance
Stress-versus-time diagram showing long-term deformation and failure.