Homogenized elasticity of shape memory alloys - experimental approaches and theoretical aspects

Martensitic phases of shape memory alloys can be found in a broad variety of geometrically ordered microstrucutres; at the macro-scale, these microstructures often exhibit strongly anisotropic, temperature-dependent, and possibly also strongly non-linear elastic responses to the external mechanical loads, depending on the actual micromorphology.

The lecture will summarize the experimental approaches for studying this homogenized elastic responses with the focus laid on the relations between theoretical models of the microstructure and the macro-scale behavior.