Download or read book Microstructure of Martensite written by Kaushik Bhattacharya and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The science of materials (metallurgy) tells us that every material contains microscopic features that vary at different length scales. This underlying microstructure determines the mechanical properties of the material. This book presents the particularly dramatic and compelling case of shape-memory alloys, technologically important materials, beautifully explaining the link between microstructure and macroscopic properties. A sample wire of shape memory material is included with the book.