Fig. 1: Schematic diagram of deformation mechanism.
From: Superelastic alloy based electrical interconnects for highly stretchable electronics

Illustration of the micro-mechanism of deformation for irreversible dislocation slip for conventional metals (a) and reversible phase transformation for superelastic alloys (b), respectively. c Illustration of the elastic strain range for conventional metals (left) and superelastic shape memory alloys (right).