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First stage of the structural evolution of austenite in Cu-Al-Ni shape memory alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2001

V. Pelosin ,
M. Gerland  and
A. Rivière
V. Pelosin*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Physique des Matériaux ENSMA, BP 40109, 86961 Futuroscope-Chasseneuil, France
M. Gerland
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Physique des Matériaux ENSMA, BP 40109, 86961 Futuroscope-Chasseneuil, France
A. Rivière
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Mécanique et de Physique des Matériaux ENSMA, BP 40109, 86961 Futuroscope-Chasseneuil, France
*
pelosin@lmpm.ensma.fr
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Abstract

Two shape memory Cu-Al-Ni alloys, a polycrystal and a single crystal, exhibiting a martensitic transformation close to 130 °C (in the as-quenched state) have been studied. Specimens have been quenched after heat treatment at 850 °C. The structural evolutions of the high temperature phase (austenite) have been studied for thermal treatments performed below 200 °C. Investigations have been carried out using electrical resistivity measurements, TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) observations and X-ray diffraction analysis. The main structural modifications are observed in the polycrystalline alloy and concern first, the reordering process of the austenite structure (B2$\to$L21), and second, the precipitation of the (Cu9Al4) γ2 phase. In the single crystal alloy, the evolutions are very slight and localized on the structural defects. Particular attention is paid to the role of the quenched-in vacancy elimination on the observed mechanisms. In addition, the incidence of the structural evolution on the transformation temperatures is also discussed.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , July 2001 , pp. 15 - 21
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© EDP Sciences, 2001

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