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Pseudoelasticity — Pseudoelasticity, or sometimes called superelasticity, is an elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal. It is exhibited in Shape memory… … Wikipedia
Martin Wagner (Werkstoffwissenschaftler) — Martin Franz Xaver Wagner (* 1978) ist ein deutscher Wissenschaftler im Bereich der Materialforschung. Er ist Professor am Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik der Technischen Universität Chemnitz und gehört seit 2007 zu den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shape memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, also known as a smart alloy, memory metal, or muscle wire) is an alloy that remembers its shape, and can be returned to that shape after being deformed, by applying heat to the alloy. When the shape memory effect is… … Wikipedia
Crystal twinning — Diagram of twinned crystals of Albite. On the more perfect cleavage, which is parallel to the basal plane (P), is a system of fine striations, parallel to the second cleavage (M). Crystal twinning occurs when two separate crystals share some of… … Wikipedia
superelastic — adjective Exhibiting superelasticity; pseudoelastic … Wiktionary
pseudoelastically — adverb In a pseudoelastic manner … Wiktionary
Shape-memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that remembers its original, cold forged shape: returning the pre deformed shape by heating. This material is a lightweight, solid state… … Wikipedia
