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Title: In situ investigation of stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings

Abstract

Stress-induced martensitic transformation can occur in granular shape memory materials when individual particles experience high stresses and transform from a high-symmetry austenite phase to a low-symmetry martensite phase. This involves a highly heterogeneous distribution of the driving force and very low mechanical constraint for martensite nucleation, so the transformation behavior can be dramatically different from the well-documented case of monolithic solids. In this work, we investigate the stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings, which consist of single-crystal micro-particles of ZrO2-12 at%CeO2 and ZrO2-15 at%CeO2. Using in situ neutron diffraction, we study how the phase fraction, lattice strain, and integral peak broadness evolve during external loading, unloading, and subsequent heating. Several peculiar features are discovered, including (i) a continuous mode of transformation with a wide range of transformation loads, (ii) co-evolution of the packing structure, contact deformation, and martensitic transformation, and (iii) a strong correlation between the peak broadening and the transformed phase fraction. In addition, we show the first direct evidence of reversible stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular materials. We additionally discuss the mechanism for martensite nucleation and growth in granular packings and show how that leads to the observed transformation characteristics.

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 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
OSTI Identifier:
1503993
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1637028
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Acta Materialia
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 168; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Shape memory; Zirconia; Granular materials; Martensitic transformation; Neutron diffraction

Citation Formats

Rauch, Hunter A., Chen, Yan, An, Ke, and Yu, Hang Z. In situ investigation of stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2019.02.028.
Rauch, Hunter A., Chen, Yan, An, Ke, & Yu, Hang Z. In situ investigation of stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.02.028
Rauch, Hunter A., Chen, Yan, An, Ke, and Yu, Hang Z. Fri . "In situ investigation of stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.02.028. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1503993.
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title = {In situ investigation of stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings},
author = {Rauch, Hunter A. and Chen, Yan and An, Ke and Yu, Hang Z.},
abstractNote = {Stress-induced martensitic transformation can occur in granular shape memory materials when individual particles experience high stresses and transform from a high-symmetry austenite phase to a low-symmetry martensite phase. This involves a highly heterogeneous distribution of the driving force and very low mechanical constraint for martensite nucleation, so the transformation behavior can be dramatically different from the well-documented case of monolithic solids. In this work, we investigate the stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular shape memory ceramic packings, which consist of single-crystal micro-particles of ZrO2-12 at%CeO2 and ZrO2-15 at%CeO2. Using in situ neutron diffraction, we study how the phase fraction, lattice strain, and integral peak broadness evolve during external loading, unloading, and subsequent heating. Several peculiar features are discovered, including (i) a continuous mode of transformation with a wide range of transformation loads, (ii) co-evolution of the packing structure, contact deformation, and martensitic transformation, and (iii) a strong correlation between the peak broadening and the transformed phase fraction. In addition, we show the first direct evidence of reversible stress-induced martensitic transformation in granular materials. We additionally discuss the mechanism for martensite nucleation and growth in granular packings and show how that leads to the observed transformation characteristics.},
doi = {10.1016/j.actamat.2019.02.028},
journal = {Acta Materialia},
number = C,
volume = 168,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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