Sequential Mechanical Testing of Conductor Designs

Some Considerations on the Mechanical Testing of Aluminum-Steel Conductors and Their Cores

“…In contrast with usual tensile tests, strain ε is computed from elongations L measured after certain periods of time, which can be either 30 or 60 min [1] to [5]. It can be deduced that the plotted stress-strain curve also includes the effect of creep at different loadings over short periods of time [6] to [7].…”