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IT is thought that the experimental observation described in the present note leads to new and useful information on the mechanism of creep in metals, a problem which was the subject of a recent conference at the Royal Society1.
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Allen, N. P., Nature, 157, 469 (1946).
Wood, W. A., Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 172, 231 (1939).
Wood, W. A., Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 52, 110 (1940).
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WOOD, W., TAPSELL, H. Mechanism of Creep in Metals. Nature 158, 415–416 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158415b0
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