Creep refers to the slow, permanent, deformation of materials under external loads, or stresses. It explain the creep strength or resistance to this extension. This book is for experts in the field of strength of metals, alloys and ceramics. It explains creep behavior at the atomic or level. This book has many illustrations and many references. The figure formats are uniform and consistently labelled for increased readability. This book is the second edition that updates and improved the earlier edition.