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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 05, Number C8, Décembre 1995
International Conference on Martensitic Transformations – ICOMAT 95
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| Page(s) | C8-973 - C8-978 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4/199558973 | |
| Published online | 14 July 2014 | |
Atomic Order and Martensitic Transformation in Cu-Al-Be Shape Memory Alloys
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Dept. E.C.M., Facultat de Fίsica, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Ames Laboratory, U.S. DOE and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, U.S.A.
We have investigated the influence of quenches that modify the degree of atomic order on the martensitic transformation of Cu-Al-Be alloys by calorimetric, ultrasonic and neutron scattering techniques. The changes in the thermodynamic quantities and elastic constants induced by changes in the degree of order have been compared to reported results for Cu-Zn-Al alloys. Cu-Al-Be has been found to behave differently than Cu-Zn-Al. Some hypothesis accounting for these differences are envisaged.
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