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Bhattacharya (mechanics and materials science, California Institute of Technology) shares what he has learned and found interesting about materials, mostly metal alloys, that after being deformed, revert to their original shape under certain conditions. (He includes a wire with the book that exhibits the behavior under the conditions he describes.) Here he explores why certain materials form the intricate patterns in their microstructure that characterize martensites, what kinds of materials form such a microstructure, and what if any is the link between the microstructure and the shape-memory effect. He assumes only a college-level knowledge of mathematics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations Kaushik Bhattacharya is Professor of Mechanics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology. He received a NSF Young Investigator Award in 1994, the Charles Lee Powell Award in 1997 and in 2002, was invited to take part in the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organised by the National Academy of Engineering. He is a member of various editorial boards. Tags: microstructure martensite |
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