Mobility of various intervariant interfaces in 18R martensite in a Cu-Zn-Al alloy. Part II: Some theoretical considerations

Detailed crystallographic analysis has been undertaken on the various combinations of 24 martensite variants in the 18R martensite of a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy. Based upon the calculated crystallographic data, the interface energy of different twin interfaces was calculated using a low-angle-grain-interface model. For the variant/variant pairs in a self-accommodating group, the A/C type and A/B type interfaces have low interface energy, and A/D type interface is an intermediate one. In contrast, the intervariant interfaces that belong to different plate groups have high interface energy. The calculated results are consistent with the previous observations of the mobility of intervariant interfaces.