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pseudoelasticity

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  • 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.

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pseudo- +‎ elasticity

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Words with the same meaning

  1. superelasticity

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