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Ferroelastic phase transitions of alkali halide-alkali cyanide mixed crystals

K. Knorr

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Phase transitionMaterials scienceMechanical EngineeringCyanideInorganic chemistryHalideCondensed Matter PhysicsAlkali metalCondensed Matter::Materials Sciencechemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryMechanics of MaterialsMartensitePhase (matter)Physics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersPhysical chemistryGeneral Materials Science

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Abstract The alkali cyanides and their CN-rich mixtures with alkali halides are proper ferroelastics with transitions from the cubic high temperature phase into the various non-cubic low temperature phases. As the CN concentration is reduced, the transformations temperature decreases and eventually the ferroelastic low temperature state is suppresse in favour of a glass-like state. The structural and elastic properties of these compounds are discussed with a special emphasis on the martensitic aspect of the transitions.

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1990-08-01Materials Science and Engineering: A
https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-5093(90)90318-w