Thermomechanical and kinetic approaches to diffusional-displacive phase transitions in inelastic materials

General continuum thermodynamic and kinetic approaches were developed for diffusional-displacive phase transformations (PT). The approaches are based on the extension of a thermodynamic theory of martensitic PT and other structural changes in inelastic materials developed during the last few years. Large deformations and displacement discontinuity are easily taken into account. Interface propagation condition can be derived by considering the PT in the infinitesimal volume covered by moving interface.