Effects of grain size on plastic deformation in a β CuAlBe shape memory alloy

The effects of grain size on the deformation under compression of a β Cu–11.4Al–0.5Be (wt%) polycrystalline shape memory alloy were analyzed. As the maximum stress increases, major levels of pseudoelastic strain are obtained and the strain retained on unloading increases. The plot retained strain ve...

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Autores: Montecinos Espinoza, Susana de Los Angeles, Cuniberti, Adela Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/33556
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/33556
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mechanical Characterization
Strain Measurement
Shape Memory Alloys
Martensitic Transformations
Plasticity
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Sumario:The effects of grain size on the deformation under compression of a β Cu–11.4Al–0.5Be (wt%) polycrystalline shape memory alloy were analyzed. As the maximum stress increases, major levels of pseudoelastic strain are obtained and the strain retained on unloading increases. The plot retained strain versus applied strain gives a unique curve that is independent of the grain size, with a pure pseudoelastic behavior up to around 3% of applied strain. The largest pseudoelastic strain possible to obtain increases as the grain size increases. Surpassed that strain, plastic deformation occurs and the macroscopic plastic stress follows a Hall–Petch type relation. In samples with plastic deformation the reverse martensitic transformation occurs in two stages, with a second high temperature calorimetric peak associated to the transformation of plastic deformed martensite.