Microstructure characterization of the non-modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-Ga alloy

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 764-768

  Han, M ^a   Bennett, J C ^b   Gharghouri, M A ^c   Chen, J ^b   Hyatt, C V ^d   Mailman, N ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Martensitic phase transformation; Shape memory alloys; Transmission electron microscopy; Twinning

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL ALLOYS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWINNING;

MICROTWINNING; TWINNING ELEMENTS;

MARTENSITE;

EID: 41349086174     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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