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A study has been made of the transformational elasticity in a polycrystalline Cu-33.6 wt pct Zn-4 wt pct Sn alloy. The magnitude of the transformational elasticity was markedly dependent on the grain size/thickness ratio of the sample. Large reversible strains (<2.5 pct) were realized for samples in which the grains extend through the sample thickness. Samples with a smaller gs/t ratio exhibited very limited transformational elasticity. The gs/t ratio, considered to be a measure of the grain constraint, also affected the Ms, Mb, and AI temperatures. Although the stress-strain curves appeared quite reproducible after 4 loading-unloading cycles, some non-recoverable deformation was produced with each cycle. This permanent deformation was cumulative during extended cycling, giving rise to a decreasing amount of reversible strain. Increased cycling also reduced the load-unload hysteresis of the stress-strain curves.
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Dvorak, I., Hawbolt, E.B. Transformational elasticity in a polycrystalline Cu-Zn-Sn alloy. Metall Trans A 6, 95–99 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02673675
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