TY - JOUR A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Fernández, R. A1 - Gonzáles-Doncel, G. T1 - Fractal nature of aluminum alloys substructures under creep and its implications N2 - The present work offers an explanation for the variation of the power-law stress exponent, n, with the stress r normalized to the shear modulus G in aluminum alloys. The approach is based on the assumption that the dislocation structure generated with deformation has a fractal nature. It fully explains the evolution of n with r/G even beyond the so-called power law breakdown region. Creep data from commercially pure Al99.8%, Al-3.85%Mg, and ingot AA6061 alloy tested at different temperatures and stresses are used to validate the proposed ideas. Finally, it is also shown that the fractal description of the dislocation structure agrees well with current knowledge. KW - SSTC Model KW - Creep KW - Aluminum Alloys KW - Fractal Microstructure PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5012035 SN - 0021-8979 VL - 123 IS - 14 SP - 145108-1 EP - 145108-8 PB - American Institute of Physics CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-44779 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -