Microstructure of Martensite - Why It Forms and How It Gives Rise to the Shape-Memory Effect

Zusatztext Bhattacharya is one of the top researchers in this field and perhaps the finest expositor of this material that I know. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Martensites are crystalline solids that display dazzling patterns at the microscopic scales. This microstructure gives rise to unusual macroscopic properties like the shape-memory effect. Starting with the crystalline structure, this book describes a theoretical framework for studyingmartensites and uses the theory to explain why these materials form microstructure. The macrostructure consequences of the microstructure are subsequently discussed. Complete with a piece of shape-memory wire and numerous examples from real materials, this book represents a successful case study inmultiscale modeling, giving a clear understanding of the link between microstructure and macrostructure properties. Beautifully written, in a most clear and pedagogical manner, it holds appeal for a broad audience. On the one hand, it introduces modern modeling techniques to those trained inmaterials science, mechanics and physics and shows how these techniques can be used in real-world problems. On the other hand, it introduces physical phenomena to those trained in mathematics, and demonstrates how such phenomena give rise to interesting mathematical problems. Zusammenfassung The science of materials tells us that every material contains microscopic features that vary at different length scales. This book presents the case of shape-memory alloys, technologically important materials, explaining the link between microstructure and macroscopic properties. It also includes a sample wire of shape memory material....

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• Authors: Kaushik Bhattacharya, Kaushik (Professor of Mechanics and Bhattacharya, Kaushik (Professor of Mechanics and Materials Science Bhattacharya, Bhattacharya Kaushik
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2003
• EAN: 9780198509349
• ISBN: 978-0-19-850934-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Oxford Series on Materials Modelling; Oxford Series on Materials Mod; Oxford Series on Materials Modelling; Oxford Materials Modelling
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); MATHEMATICS / Applied, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, Materials science, Mathematical modelling, 3D graphics & modelling, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Graphics Tools, 3D graphics and modelling