pseudoelasticity
Meanings
noun
- An elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From pseudo- + elasticity.
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