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A multi-variant martensitic phase transformation model: formulation and numerical implementation

Govindjee, Sanjay; Miehe, Christian

UCB/SEMM-2000/06, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2000, 42 pages (500/C23/2000/06)

The development of models for shape memory alloys and other materials that undergo martensitic phase transformations has been moving towards a common generalized thermodynamic framework. In this work, we develop a model in a general multivariant framework that is based upon lattice correspondence variants and the use of dissipation arguments for the generation of specialized evolution equations.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-2000-06.pdf (3 MB)