This document discusses creep in materials. Creep is the slow deformation of a material under stress over time, especially at high temperatures. It occurs due to mechanisms like bulk diffusion, grain boundary diffusion, and dislocation movement. Creep testing involves applying a constant load to a sample and measuring the strain over time until failure. The three stages of creep are primary, secondary, and tertiary. Creep can be reduced by choosing materials resistant to it, like alloys, and optimizing properties like grain size and vacancies. Creep is an important consideration in designing structures and components that operate at high temperatures, such as those found in power plants.