Luders-like deformation associated with stress-induced martensitic transformation in NiTi

Stress-induced martensitic transformation in NiTi may proceed in a Luders-type manner. This paper presents thermal analysis and TEM evidences of the presence of austenite after deformation to beyond the end of the Luders-type stress plateau, suggesting that the end of the stress plateau is not the end of the phase transformation. (C) 2003 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.