Non-classical austenite-martensite interfaces observed in single crystals of Cu-Al-Ni

Phase Transitions

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 793-807

  Seiner, H ^a,b   Landa, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF THERMOMECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Crossing twins; Martensitic microstructure; Non classical interfaces; Shape memory alloys

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILITY CONDITIONS; CU-AL-NI; CU-AL-NI SHAPE MEMORY; FORMATION MECHANISM; HABIT PLANE; MARTENSITIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MARTENSITIC VARIANTS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; THERMALLY INDUCED TRANSITIONS; TWINNING SYSTEM;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; AUSTENITE; COPPER ALLOYS; CROSSINGS (PIPE AND CABLE); CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MARTENSITE; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TWINNING; WEAR RESISTANCE;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 71449104798     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590903366160     Document Type: Article

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