Stability of thermally-induced martensitic transformations in bi-atomic crystals

Ryan S. Elliott, John A. Shaw, Nicolas Triantafyllidis

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Abstract

Stability of thermally-induced martensitic transformations in bi-atomic crystals was discussed. Equilibrium solutions and their stability were examined as a function of temperature for crystals under no external stress. The problem was solved numerically, and an asymptotic theory was employed to guide the numerical solution near multiple bifurcation points. Results showed a hysteretic transformation in which the CsCl structure was stable at high temperatures and the NaCl structure was stable at low temperatures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2463-2493
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Volume50
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2002

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The financial support from a Computational Science Graduate Fellowship from the Department of Energy (for R. Elliott), a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (for J. Shaw), and a 1998 fellowship from the École Polytechnique (for N. Triantafyllidis) are acknowledged with thanks.

Keywords

  • A. Phase transformation
  • A. Thermomechanical processes
  • B. Finite strain
  • C. Asymptotic analysis
  • C. Stability and bifurcation

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