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Martensitic transformation and microstructure in Nb-Ru-Fe shape memory alloys

  • Xin Gao
  • , Wei Cai*
  • , Y. F. Zheng
  • , L. C. Zhao
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The martensitic transformation behavior and microstructure in Nb-Ru-Fe alloys have been investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that two-step phase transformation of β → β′ → β″ occurs during cooling from high temperature to room temperature. The monoclinic crystal structure remains unchanged with the addition of Fe, but all lattice parameters of the martensite unit cell decrease with increasing Fe content. The crystal symmetry of martensite is Cmmm. The β″ martensite variants exhibit self-accommodation morphology and the substructure is determined to be (1 0 1) type I twin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)862-864
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume438-440
Issue numberSPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • High-temperature shape memory alloy
  • Martensitic transformation
  • Microstructure
  • Nb-Ru-Fe alloy

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