The mechanical stability of austenite in steels which rely on transformation-induced plasticity is usually attributed to its chemical composition, size and shape. We demonstrate here that another factor, the partitioning of strain between phases with different mechanical properties, can dramatically influence the stability.
Scripta Materialia 63 (2010) 297-299.
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