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Sedmák P, Pilch J, Heller L, Kopeček J, Wright J, Sedlák P, Frost M, Šittner P. Grain-resolved analysis of localized deformation in nickel-titanium wire under tensile load. Science 2016; 353:559-62. [PMID: 27493178 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad6700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The stress-induced martensitic transformation in tensioned nickel-titanium shape-memory alloys proceeds by propagation of macroscopic fronts of localized deformation. We used three-dimensional synchrotron x-ray diffraction to image at micrometer-scale resolution the grain-resolved elastic strains and stresses in austenite around one such front in a prestrained nickel-titanium wire. We found that the local stresses in austenite grains are modified ahead of the nose cone-shaped buried interface where the martensitic transformation begins. Elevated shear stresses at the cone interface explain why the martensitic transformation proceeds in a localized manner. We established the crossover from stresses in individual grains to a continuum macroscopic internal stress field in the wire and rationalized the experimentally observed internal stress field and the topology of the macroscopic front by means of finite element simulations of the localized deformation.
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Affiliation(s)
- P Sedmák
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1992/2, 1822 Prague, Czech Republic. Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Trojanova 13, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1992/2, 1822 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1992/2, 1822 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1992/2, 1822 Prague, Czech Republic
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Thermomechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 1402/5, 18200 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Thermomechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 1402/5, 18200 Prague, Czech Republic
| | - P Šittner
- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1992/2, 1822 Prague, Czech Republic
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