Anisotropic flow and fracture in beryl [Be3Al2(SiO3)6]

Flow and fracture resulting from Vickers indentation testing on {0 0 0 1} and {10 0 } planar orientations have been examined. Flow characterized by indent shape differentiation was analysed to belong to the slip system with planes of the types { 10 0} and {11 0}. The ensuing fracture paths were resolved to propagate along {1 0 0} and {1 1 } cleavage planes whileK _c values obtained for them were 0.196 and 0.248 MPam^1/2, respectively.     

Thermomechanic behavior of a polymer upon its formation in a crystallization process: Theoretical principles,hypotheses, and mathematical model

A model of thermomechanic behavior of a polymer upon its formation in a crystallization process is proposed. Based on methods of nonequilibrium thermodynamics governing relationships are obtained which make it possible to establish the dependence of the final degree of crystallicity of the material on the history of the crystallization process and to explain the mechanism of formation of the remanent stresses in a polymer article.Notation u translation vector - v velocity vector - acceleration vector - absolute temperature - density - c specific heat capacity - deformation tensor - strain tensor - specific enthropy - U ^* internal energy - z specific free enthalpy - _i internal parameters of state - t time - q heat flux vector - matrix of heat conduction coefficients - W ^* energy dissipation - F vector of mass forces - the 4th rank tensor of elastic pliabilities - matrix of heat expansion coefficients - tensor of contribution of structural variations to deformation - function of equilibrium value ^* - p mean pressure - deviator of the tensor of deformations - spherical part of the deformation tensor - deviator of the tensor of stresses - K volume modulus - unity tensor - Q enthalpy of the crystallization process - Q _eq enthalpy of the equilibrium crystallization process - _g glass transition temperature - ^*() the curve obtained in the equilibrium crystallization process - f final degree of crystallicity Institute of Mechanics of Continuous Media of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm', Russia. Institute of Technical Chemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm', Russia. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 479–485, May–June, 1995.     

Structural features of Σ = 19, [110] GaAs tilt grain boundaries

= 19, [110] tilt grain boundaries have been observed to facet parallel to particular planes; the facets lie along _A/ _B, ( )_A/ )_B and ( )_A/( )_B. The structural unit of the = 19 ( )_A/( )_B [110] boundaries consists of 5- and 7-member rings, which are similar to the core structure of a/2[110] edge dislocations. The polarities in each grain on either side of the boundaries has been confirmed by CBED methods; a lower number of anti-site type cross-boundary bonds occur along the boundaries compared to when the polarity of one grain is reversed. The presence of 7-member rings and anti-site cross-boundary bonds results in a more open atomic structure at the boundary, shortening the distance between the first and the second {331} atomic planes from the boundary plane by 40%.     

Rheological behaviour and modelling of semi-solid Sn-15% Pb alloy

The rheological behaviour and modelling of a semi-solid, Sn-15% Pb alloy characterized by a special coaxial-cylinder rheometer over a wide range of process conditions is reported. In particular, the effect of shear rate , volume fraction of solid (f _s), and cooling rate on the apparent viscosity () of the semi-solid Sn-15% Pb alloy under isothermal and various cooling conditions was studied. Based on the experimental data, the shear rate used in preparing the semi-solid alloy as well as the volume fraction of solid have the most dominant effects on the rheological properties of the semi-solid Sn-15% Pb alloy. A viscosity model expressed as is proposed in which f _s ^* is the critical solid fraction at which the apparent viscosity goes to infinity, (F _s) corresponds to the asymptotic viscosity at infinity shear rate, and characterizes the transition shear rate between the power-law and Newtonian regions. finally, measurements with a differential scanning calorimeter were made and used to correlate the temperature and volume fraction of solid which, in turn, was corroborated with available data from the literature.     

Nonlinear liquid oscillations in spherical systems under zero-gravity

Summary Nonlinear free oscillations of the interface of a concentric frictionless immiscible liquid system in a spherical container are investigated in a zero-gravity environment. The natural frequencies are determined for the axisymmetric and asymmetric oscillations of the interfacial surface with the diameter ratio and density ratio as parameters. It was found that for small outer- to inner liquid density ratio the oscillations exhibit softening, while for large density ratios it renders hardening oscillation. The asymmetric oscillations exhibit in the softening range softer and in the hardening range harder liquid oscillations. For a liquid layer around a rigid center sphere the oscillations of the free liquid surface yields softening behavior, where for thinner layers the softening effect is more pronounced.Nomenclature a radius of spherical container, or radius of rigid center sphere - b radius of undisturbed interfacial surface, or radius of undisturbed free liquid surface - k=a/b diameter ratio - pressure - pressure (dimensionless) - , , spherical coordinates - dimensionless radius - R _i main radii of curvaturei=1, 2 time - dimensionless time - v _i liquid velocity (j=1 spherical layer region,j=2 inner liquid sphere region) - V volume of the liquid - Y _nm tesseral surface harmonics - _i density of liquids - velocity potential - dimensionless velocity potential - interfacial surface- or free surface elevation - dimensionless interfacial surface- or free surface elevation - ₀ maximum elevation - circular frequency - circular frequency - _n0 axisymmetric natural frequency - _n1 asymmetric natural frequencym=1 - _nm ⁽⁰⁾ natural frequency of linearized liquid system - mean curvature - _nm Kronecker symbol With 10 Figures     

Experimental investigation of the effects of stress rate and stress level on fracture in polystyrene

The effects of stress rate and stress level on fatigue crack propagation in compression-moulded single-edge notched specimens (0.25 mm in thickness) of polystyrene are reported. Values of the stress rate are obtained from the formula = 2v(_max – _max),, wherev is the frequency and _max, _min are the maximum and minimum stresses of the fatigue cycle. Different levels of are achieved by changing the frequency while keeping _max, _min at fixed values. The effect of the stress level is investigated by keeping and _min constant and varying _max andv. The results show that when the kinetic data are plotted as l/t against the energy release rateG ₁, a relatively small effect of the stress rate is observed. If the same data are treated as l/N againstG ₁, a decrease in l/N with test frequency is seen. The increase in the level of _max results in a higher crack speed. The critical crack length is found to be practically the same for all stress-rate experiments. A decrease in the critical crack length is observed with the increase in stress level. Analysis of craze distribution around the crack path shows that the extent of crazing decreases with the increase in stress rate and increases with the increase in stress level. For all experimental conditions, the ratio of the second moment to the square root of the fourth moment of the histograms of craze density along directions normal to the crack path is found to be constant throughout the slow phase of crack propagation. This result supports a self-similarity hypothesis of damage evolution proposed in the crack layer model.     

Extrudate distortion studies of polystyrene using an extrusion rheometer

Uncorrected and corrected logarithmic flow-curves for a general purpose polystyrene (MW=261000 and MW/MN=4.4) obtained using a Davenport Extrusion Rheometer are shown for the range 160 to 200° C. The uncorrected flow curves show a change in slope, but at the lower extrusion temperatures this change occurs after the appearance of distorted extrudates. The onset of extrudate distortion obtained from observation does not coincide with the change in slope of the graph. The corrected logarithmic flow curves show no change in slope. Values of and _c from both sets of graphs show that is inversely proportional to _c, and for the higher melt temperatures the corrected _c values increase with temperature. The high value of critical wall stress at 160° C is attributed to the increase in melt elasticity with decreasing temperature being a greater effect than the decrease in elasticity due to a decrease in .     

Stresses in a cylindrical shell supported by a core of a different material

Summary The stress problem of a thin cylindrical shell supported by an elastic core of a different material and subjected to arbitrary loading on its curved surface is considered. The problem is solved by applying the three-dimensional theory of elasticity to the core and using membrane or bending solutions for the shell. Equilibrium and compatibility equations are satisfied at the junction of the shell and the core. It is pointed out that the procedure can easily be extended to the case of a hollow core with or without another shell of another material in it. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of even a weak core in reducing the shell stresses.

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Zusammenfassung Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist eine dünne Kreiszylinderschale, die durch einen elastischen Kern aus einem anderen Werkstoff gestützt ist und eine beliebige Belastung trägt. Die Lösung verbindet die strenge, dreidimensionale Theorie des zylindrischen Kerns mit der Membran- oder Biegetheorie der Schale. An der Grenze zwischen beiden Teilen müssen die Verschiebungen und gewisse Spannungskomponenten stetig übergehen. Es wird darauf hingewiesen, daß die Lösung leicht auf den Fall ausgedehnt werden kann, daß der Kern ein Hohlzylinder ist, der möglicherweise auf der Innenseite mit einer zweiten Zylinderschale verbunden ist. Zahlenergebnisse zeigen, daß selbst ein verhältnismäsig nachgiebiger Kern einen großen (und günstigen) Einfluß auf die Spannungen in der Schale ausübt.

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Principal Symbols a Radius of the middle surface of the shell - t Thickness of the shell - =1–t/2a - u _c,v _c,w _c Displacements respectively in the axial, circumferential and radial directions of a point in the core - X(x), (), (r/a) 3×3 square matrices - ,m Parameters - l Length of the cylinder - c A vector containing constantsc ₁,c ₂ andc ₃ - =r/a - =m+4(1–v _e) - E _c,v _e Elastic constants for the core material - Stresses at a point in the core - D _c - A vector containing _rx , _r and _r - (r/a) A 3×3 matrix - Displacements at the surfacer=a of the core - A vector containing - Amplitudes of displacements - A vector containing - =(x, ,a) - _ij Constants - A A square matrix containing constants _ij - Stress resultants in the shell as defined in reference [3] - p _x,p ,P _r Components of applied loading per unit area of shell's middle surface - () - ()· - u, v, w Displacements of a point on the middle surface of the shell - E _s,v _s Elastic constants for the shell material - D _s - K - k - p _xmn,p _mn,p _rmn Amplitudes of loadsp _x,p , p_r - u _mn, v_mn,w _mn Amplitudes of displacementsu, v, With 1 Figure     

Transmission electron microscope study of a directionally solidified Cu-MgCu2 eutectic

The crystallography and the interface structure of a unidirectionally solidified Cu-MgCu₂ eutectic alloy have been examined by transmission electron microscopy. The microstructure of the eutectic was found to be lamellar and regularly interrupted by faults. The preference of the particular orientation relationship could not be explained by relative atomic densities of the planes comprising the interface. Based on the defect contrast observed and extinction distance calculations, it is suggested that the fine array of defects observed at the interface may be characterized as steps with step vectors parallel to or Dislocations were also observed at the interface but they were rarely regular.     

Effect of phosphorus additions on the spacing between primary silicon particles in a Bridgman solidified hypereutectic Al-Si alloy

The effect of 100 ppm addition of phosphorus on primary silicon particle number density per unit area N _A and corresponding interparticle spacing is reported for a Bridgman solidified Al-20 wt%Si base alloy. The phosphorus (added as Al-Fe-P base or Al-Cu-P alloys) results in a factor of 3 increase in N _A and a factor of 2 reduction in for the range of conditions studied. In its absence the results conform to = 256 ± 24 m (K/s)_1/3 where is cooling rate during solidification in good agreement with earlier data. When published data on the effect of 0.02 to 0.2 wt%P are included the combined results are well represented by = 250 – 215 (wt%P)^0.17 ( in m, in K/s).     

The effect of gas atmospheres on resistivity of indium tin oxide films at high temperature

The effects of heat treatment in Q₂, O₂ and N₂, and Ar gases on the high temperature (500 C) electrical resistivity of indium tin oxide (ITO) film 52 nm thick prepared by chemical spray pyrolysis method were studied. The partial oxygen pressure effect on the resistivity was found to be to . The resistivity changes for cyclic exchange of O₂ by Ar gas at 500 C. These lead to the conclusion that chemisorption of oxygen atoms in the film surface is dominant for this thin film, for thicker films such as 640 nm oxygen diffusion is found to occur. The Langmuir model of the monolayer isothermal adsorption of oxygen atoms in the surface is applicable to the rapid change of resistivity.     

The activation energy for superplastic flow in Al-6Cu-0.4Zr

A study of the activation energies for superplastic flow in an essentially single phase Al-6Cu-0.4Zr alloy has been made in the temperature range 430 to 490° C. Straight line Arrhenius plots for bothQ and were obtained in Regions I, II and III. In all cases the ratio corresponded well to the average strain rate sensitivity as determined by both change rate testing and from the slope of the In versus In curves. Values ofQ of 35.2, 19.0 and 20.1 kcal mol^–1 were obtained in Regions I, II and III respectively. These values were expected to be close to the true activation energies, and corresponded to the measured lattice and predicted grain boundary diffusion activation energies. These energies, together with microstructural observations made on deformed material, were used to identify possible deformation mechanisms.     

Thermodynamic properties of iron doped beta″-alumina by e.m.f. measurements with beta-alumina electrolytes

Thermodynamic studies of the non-stoichiometric iron doped beta-alumina (ID) phase were carried out by electrochemical measurements coupled with coulometric titration using the cell Na_liq/Li-alumina/ID. Hot pressing and glass sealing techniques were developed and employed to obtain a suitable and stable Li-alumina/ID interface. The equilibrium e.m.f. of the cell was determined as a function of sodium concentration over the temperature range 444 to 523 K. The range of sodium concentrations over which the ID phase is stable was also determined. The relative partial molar thermodynamic quantities of sodium, , , and in ID alumina as a function of sodium concentration were obtained from cell e.m.f. data.     

Laminar thermal boundary layer on a continuous accelerated sheet extruded in an ambient fluid

Summary Exact boundary layer similarity solutions are developed for flow, friction and heat transfer on a continuously accelerated sheet extruded in an ambient fluid of a lower temperature.Melt-spinning, polymer and glass industries and the cooling of extruded metallic plates are practical applications of this problem.Results for skin-friction and heat-transfer coefficients are given. Larger acceleration is accompanied by larger skin-friction and heat-transfer coefficients. Rapid cooling of the sheet is accompanied by a larger Nusselt number.Nomenclature sheet width - c dimensionless constant - c _f local skin friction coefficient - F dimensionless transformed stream function - G dimensionless transformed temperature - local heat transfer coefficient - fluid thermal conductivity - length of deformation zone - m exponent of surface speed variation - q exponent of surface temperature variation - T dimensionless temperature - sheet surface temperature - solidification temperature - ambient temperature - sheet thickness - u velocity component along the sheet - u _s sheet surface velocity - wind up velocity - v velocity component normal to the sheet - x dimensionless coordinate along the sheet - y dimensionless coordinate normal to the sheet - Nu Nusselt number, - Pr Prandtl number, - Re Reynolds number, - =Re^–0.5 - dimensionless similarity coordinate - dynamic viscosity - kinematic viscosity - fluid mass density - sheet mass density - wall shear stress - dimensionless stream function With 3 Figures     

Solidification of aluminium-germanium alloys at high cooling rates

Aluminium-germanium alloys, covering the entire composition range, were subjected to rapid solidification by different techniques ranging from the gun technique of splat cooling to simple quenching of the melt in water. The constitution, microstructure and crystal structure of the alloys thus solidified under cooling rates varying from 10³ to 10⁷° C/sec were studied by standard optical, electron- and X-ray metallographic techniques.The solid solubility of Ge in Al could be increased from the equilibrium value of 2.8 at. % to a maximum of 7.2 at. %. In addition, two new non-equilibrium tetragonal phases ₁(a=12.91 to 13.11 Å,c=12.00 to 12.10 Å) and ₂(a=14.98 Å,c= 16.03 Å) could be obtained in alloys containing 15 to 40 and 40 to 80 at. % Ge respectively. In relation to the face-centred cubic solid solution, these appear to be made up of 30 and 52 unit cells, respectively, with the relations , and , .A new non-equilibrium constitution diagram connecting cooling rate with constitution at room temperature has been proposed and seems to explain all observations satisfactorily.     

The influence of antimony-additions on the creep behaviour of a 25wt% Cr-20wt% Ni austenitic stainless steel

The effect of antimony on the creep behaviour (dislocation creep) of a 25 wt% Cr-20 wt% Ni stainless steel with ~ 0.005 wt% C was studied with a view to assessing the segregation effect. The antimony content of the steel was varied up to 4000 ppm. The test temperature range was 1153 to 1193 K, the stress range, 9.8 to 49.0 MPa, and the grain-size range, 40 to 600m. The steady state creep rate, , decreases with increasing antimony content, especially in the range of intermediate grain sizes (100 to 300m). Stress drop tests were performed in the secondary creep stages and the results indicate that antimony causes dislocations in the substructure to be immobile, probably by segregating to them, reducing the driving stress for creep.Nomenclature _a Creep stress in a constant load creep test without stress-drop - _A Initial applied stress in stress-drop tests - Stress decrement - ( _A-) Applied stress after a stress decrement, - t _i Incubation time after stress drop (by the positive creep) - _C Strain-arrest stress - _i Internal stress - _{s s}-component (= _i- _c) - Steady state creep rate (average value) in a constant load creep test - Strain rate at time,t, in a constant load creep test - New steady state creep rate (average value) after stress drop from _A to ( _A-) - Strain rate at time,t, after stress drop.     

On the motion of a curved and twisted rod

Summary In this paper, the equations of motion of a curved and twisted rod are derived from the basic principles of dynamics. The set of equations gives the extensional, flexural and torsional motions of the rod. The coupling among these types of motion due to the curvature and tortuosity of the rod is shown explicitly in the case of a helical spring. By successive simplification of the equations, the equations of motion of a circular ring and those of a straight rod are obtained. In this respect, the derived equations can be considered as a generalization of the elementary theories of rod in extensional, torsional and flexural motion.The dispersion relation of a helical spring is calculated for the two lower frequency modes. It is shown that the frequency-wave length relationship is not monotonically decreasing as in the cases of uncoupled flexural or torsional motion. Finally, frequencies are calculated based on the approximate frequency expression ofLove to show that Love's frequency expression for a helical rod is accurate.

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Zur Bewegung eines gekrümmten und verdrillten Stabes

Zusammenfassung In dieser Arbeit werden die Bewegungsgleichungen eines gekrümmten, verdrillten Stabes von den Grundgleichungen der Dynamik hergeleitet. Dieses System von Gleichungen legt die Bewegung des Stabes durch Längsdehnung, Biegung und Torsion fest. Die Kopplung dieser Bewegunsarten, durch Krümmung und Verdrillung, wird für den Fall einer Spiralfeder explizit gezeigt. Durch Vereinfachung der Gleichungen werden die Bewegungsgleichungen des Kreisringes und die des geraden Stabes erhalten. In dieser Hinsicht können die hergeleiteten Gleichungen als Verallgemeinerung der elementaren Theorein der Bewegung eines Stabes betrachtet werden.Die Dispersionsgleichung der Spiralfeder wird für die beiden niedrigsten Frequenzen berechnet. Es wird gezeigt, daß das Verhältnis Frequenz-Wellenlänge nicht wie in den Fällen der ungekoppelten Biege-oder Torsionsbewegung monoton abnimmt. Abschließend werden die Frequenzen nach dem Loveschen Näherungsausdruck berechnet, um zu zeigen, daß die Genauigkeit dieses Ausdruckes für Spiralfedern gut ist.

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Nomenclature position vector of a point on axis of curved rod - position vector relating any pointB in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the rod to pointP where plane cuts axis of rod - R modulus of - linear momentum vector - density - axial force vector = - axial force vector at origin - transverse shear force vector - transverse shear force vector at origin - moment vector - moment vector at origin - s distance measured along axis of rod - t time - a radius of gyration of rod for circular sections - l total length of spring along axis - A cross-sectional area of rod - s/a — normalized coordinates measured along axis of rod - applied load vector - angular momentum vector - trihedral of space curve-unit vectors in tangential, normal and binormal directions - _t axial rotation - displacement vector - normalized displacement vector= - ₀,₀ curvature and tortuosity of rod - , normalized curvature and tortuosity of rod - , circular frequency and normalized frequency respectively - E, G Young's modulus and shear modulus - v Poisson's ratio - Wave number - pitch angle of helical spring - d wire diameter of helical spring - R coil radius of helical spring - N number of turns of helical spring With 5 Figures     

Tangent modulus tensor in plasticity under finite strain

Summary The tangent modulus tensor, denoted as , plays a central role in finite element simulation of nonlinear applications such as metalforming. Using Kronecker product notation, compact expressions for have been derived in Refs. [1]–[3] for hyperelastic materials with reference to the Lagrangian configuration. In the current investigation, the corresponding expression is derived for materials experiencing finite strain due to plastic flow, starting from yield and flow relations referred to the current configuration. Issues posed by the decomposition into elastic and plastic strains and by the objective stress flux are addressed. Associated and non-associated models are accommodated, as is plastic incompressibility. A constitutive inequality with uniqueness implications is formulated which extends the condition for stability in the small to finite strain. Modifications of are presented which accommodate kinematic hardening. As an illustration, is presented for finite torsion of a shaft, comprised of a steel described by a von Mises yield function with isotropic hardening.Notation B strain displacement matrix - C=F ^T F Green strain tensor - compliance matrix - D=(L+L ^T )/2 deformation rate tensor - D fourth order tangent modulus tensor - tangent modulus tensor (second order) - d VEC(D) - e VEC() - E Eulerian pseudostrain - F, F _e ,F _p Helmholtz free energy - F=x/X deformation gradient tensor - f consistent force vector - residual function - G strain displacement matrix - h history vector - h time interval - H function arising in tangent modulus tensor - I, I ₉ identity tensor - i VEC(I) - k ₀,k ₁ parameters of yield function - K _g geometric stiffness matrix - K _T tangent stiffness matrix - k _k kinematic hardening coefficient - J Jacobian matrix - L=v/x velocity gradient tensor - m unit normal vector to yield surface - M strain-displacement matrix - N shape function matrix - n unit normal vector to deformed surface - n ₀ unit normal vector to undeformed surface - n unit normal vector to potential surface - r, R, R ₀ radial coordinate - s VEC() - S deformed surface - S ₀ undeformed surface - t time - t, t ₀ traction - t VEC() - VEC( ) - t VEC() - t _r reference stress interior to the yield surface - t t–t _r - T kinematic hardening modulus matrix - u=x–X displacement vector - U permutation matrix - v=x/t particle velocity - V deformed volume - V ₀ undeformed volume - X position vector of a given particle in the undeformed configuration - x(X,t) position vector in the deformed configuration - z, Z axial coordinate - vector of nodal displacements - =(F ^T F–I)/2 Lagrangian strain tensor - history parameter scalar - , azimuthal coordinate - elastic bulk modulus - flow rule coefficient - twisting rate coefficient - elastic shear modulus - iterate - Second Piola-Kirchhoff stress - Cauchy stress - Truesdell stress flux - deviatoric Cauchy stress - Y, Y yield function - residual function - plastic potential - X, Xe, Xp second order tangent modulus tensors in current configuration - X, Xe, Xp second order tangent modulus tensors in undeformed configuration - (.) variational operator - VEC(.) vectorization operator - TEN(.) Kronecker operator - tr(.) trace - Kronecker product     

Non-linear response of internal friction to tensile strain rate and frequency during plastic deformation of high-purity aluminium

The internal friction of high-purity aluminium during the process of plastic deformation was measured by a middle torsion pendulum on a modified tensile testing machine. The effects of tensile strain rate, , in the range of 0.73×10^–6 to 50×10^–6s^–1, and frequency of internal friction measurement, f, in the range of 0.38 to 2.6 Hz were studied. The results showed a non-linear dependence of internal friction, Q ^–1, on and f ^–1 or on (=2 f). The interrelationship between internal friction during the process of plastic deformation and dislocation motion, and the effect of non-linearity on the dynamic behaviour of dislocations are discussed.     

Correlation between magnetic hysteresis and magnetic relaxation in YBaCuO single crystals

The dependence of the magnetic momentm obtained from the hysteresis loops on the speed of the magnetic field sweep =dH _ext/dt is explained on the basis of Anderson's interpretation of the magnetic flux creep. In addition, a phenomenological model is suggested which predicts a linear dependence ofm on ln with the slope m/ ln , numerically equal to the relaxation rate m/ ln(t) from the usual magnetic relaxation. Such linear relations betweenm and ln were observed experimentally in single crystals of YBaCuO. Preliminary experiments on the complementary time dependent relaxation ofm after a simulated step change ofH _ext gave mostly relaxation rates close to the predicted values. The model here presented also enables one to compare the critical state in the superconductor at a field sweep rate with the critical state at some timet _eff after a step change ofH _ext. The values of analyzed in our experiments actually correspond to the critical state at timest _eff between0.04 and4 sec after an imaginary large step change ofH _ext.