STABILITY OF MARTENSITE IN Cu-Zn-Al SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY AFTER DIRECT OR STEPPED QUENCHING
LU Xiaoye Central South University of Technology; Changsha Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Central South University of Technology; Changsha 410083
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LU Xiaoye Central South University of Technology; Changsha Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Central South University of Technology; Changsha 410083. STABILITY OF MARTENSITE IN Cu-Zn-Al SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY AFTER DIRECT OR STEPPED QUENCHING. Acta Metall Sin, 1990, 26(3): 35-39.
Abstract The stability of the thermoelastic martensite in a Cu-14.84wt-%Zn-7.75wt-%Al shape memory alloy with M_s=106℃ after direct quenching or steppedquenching has been investigated by using TEM, X-ray diffractometer and doubleelectric bridge instrument. The martensite aged for about 3h at room temperatureafter either direct quenching or stepped quenching (150℃, 2 min) is the structureof M18R. The martensite just directly quenched is not so stable, both its certaindiffraction peaks and specific electric resistivity change with aging at room tempera-ture; whereas it is stable after stepped quenching (150℃, 2min), and its diffractionpeaks and specific electric resistivity change no more with aging time at room temp-erature. The above mentioned results seem to be explained by the martensite re-ordering.