A new form of the coherency energy in pseudoelasticity (Q1905573)

Following a proposal of \textit{R.C. Rogers} [Int. Center Appl. Math. Report No. 93-09-02, VPI (1993)], the authors investigate a new form of coherence energy for pseudoelasticity in which the coherence energy is not only proportional to the product of the phase fractions of two phases, but the coefficient in front of these depends on the transformation strain. In this formulation the strains of the co-existing phases in equilibrium remain unchanged as the transformation proceeds, and this provides an attractive feature of the modelling. Phase equilibrium and stability criteria are examined. The entropy production inside the pseudoelastic hysteresis is explored for various load-response curves.