Superelasticity and Shape Memory Alloys
AimsBefore you startIntroductionMartensitic Phase Transformations - A Simple ExampleMartensitic Phase Transformations - Basic ThermodynamicsMartensitic Phase Transformations - Hysteresis CharacteristicsSuperelasticity - Strain Accommodation by Martensite FormationSuperelasticity - Hysteresis in the Stress-Strain BehaviourShape Memory Effect - "Training" of the TransformationShape Memory Effect - The "Ferris Wheel" ExperimentMicrostructural Changes during Thermo-Mechanical TreatmentLimits of SuperelasticityApplicationsSummaryQuestionsGoing furtherTLP creditsTLP contentsShow all contentViewing and downloading resourcesAbout the TLPsTerms of useFeedbackCredits Print this page
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Credits
Academic consultant: Bill Clyne (University of Cambridge)
Content development: Dave Bosworth (2007) and Andy London (2009)
Photography and video: Brian Barber
Web development: Lianne Sallows and David Brook
This DoITPoMS TLP was funded by the UK Centre for Materials Education and the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge.
Additional support for the development of this TLP came from the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers'.