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Foreword

This book compiles published and known data on stress relaxation of metals and alloys of engineering interest. It contains all data from the previous ASTM Special Technical Publication No. 187, by the ASTM-ASME- MPC Joint Committee on Effect of Temperature on the Properties of Metals.

This current project was sponsored by the Metal Properties Council, Inc. under the guidance of its Subcommittee 5 on Stress Relaxation. The data were compiled and analyzed for the Subcommittee by Dr. Howard R. Voorhees.

The Subcommittee acknowledges with gratitude those individuals and organizations who contributed data and services to this effort. The data sources are referenced in the tables, and those who contributed services can take pride from the result.

The members of Subcommittee 5 of The Metal Properties Council are as follows:

M.J. Manjoine, Chairman (Westinghouse Research Laboratories)

S. F. Collis (Alcoa Research Laboratories)

S. G. Epstein (The Aluminum Association)

R. F. Gill (General Electric Company)

F. Kull (SPS Technologies, Inc.)

R. W. Swindeman (Oak Ridge National Lab.)

H. R. Voorhees (Materials Technology Corp.)

R. C. Westgren (Wean United Inc.)

R. E. Z ink ham ( Reynolds Metals Company)