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Martensitic transformation cycling effects in Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys

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The effects of transformation cycling between the parent (P) and martensite (M) phases of selected Cu-Zn-Al: alloys were studied. Using differential scanning calorimetry it was observed that the martensite start temperature, Ms, progressively shifts upward with cycling. Also, the proportion of the microstructure actually undergoing P↔M transformation decreases. Transmission electron microscope observations reveal dislocation substructures generated by martensite transformation and reversion.

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  1. Materials Science Group, Naval Postgraduate School, 93940, Monterey, CA

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Perkins, J., Muesing, W.E. Martensitic transformation cycling effects in Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys. Metall Trans A 14, 33–36 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02643734

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