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martensite has 24 variants, i.e. 24 subtypes with <strong>di</strong>fferent crystallographicorientations. Instead, if there is a preferred <strong>di</strong>rection for the formation of themartensitic phase, just one (s<strong>in</strong>gle) variant is formed (see Fig. 2.2 Fig. 2.). When thematerial is <strong>in</strong> its martensitic form, it is soft and ductile and can be easily deformed(somewhat like soft pewter). Stress-<strong>in</strong>duced martensite NiTi, one of the most usedshape memory alloys, is highly elastic (rubber-like), while austenite NiTi is quitestrong and hard (similar to titanium). The NiTi material has all these properties andtheir specific expression depend on the temperature <strong>in</strong> which it is used.8

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