c-axis _____ and a-axis _____
contracts; expands
What happens to the tetragonal BCT unit cell if carbon is removed?
it becomes a BCC unit cell
Formation of BCT unit cell is ______; doesn’t require movement of interstitial C
diffusionless
Why is the expansion of the species isotropic?
martensite crystals are randomly oriented
During cooling, there is ____ due to thermal effects and ____ due to martensite transformation
contraction; expansion
Higher CC ratio, ______ c/a ratio and tetragonality
higher