Microstructure of Martensite: Why It Forms and How It Gives Rise to the Shape-Memory Effect (Oxford Series on Materials Modelling, 2)

Bhattacharya, Kaushik

ISBN 10: 0198509340 / ISBN 13: 9780198509349

Published by Oxford University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Microstructure of Martensite: Why It Forms and How It Gives Rise to the Shape-Memory Effect (Oxford Series on Materials Modelling, 2)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198509340
• ISBN 13: 9780198509349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The science of materials (metallurgy) tells us that every material contains microscopic features that vary at different length scales. This underlying microstructure determines the mechanical properties of the material. This book presents the particularly dramatic and compelling case of shape-memory alloys, technologically important materials, beautifully explaining the link between microstructure and macrostructure properties. A sample wire of shape memory material is included with the book.

About the Author

Kaushik Bhattacharya is Professor of Mechanics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology. He received a NSF Young Investigator Award in 1994, the Charles Lee Powell Award in 1997 and in 2002, was invited to take part in the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organised by the National Academy of Engineering. He is a member of various editorial boards.