Cooling Characteristics and Shape Memory Effects of R-Phase NiTi Alloys,

Abstract

Numerical and experimental studies are carried out to characterize the response time and shape memory effects of an R-Phase NiTi alloy. The results of the numerical analysis indicate that the response speed of the R-Phase alloy can be four to six times faster than martensite NiTi alloys. The experimental results demonstrate that the R-Phase NiTi alloy is a superior smart material to the martensite-based NiTi alloy when response time is indeed a requirement. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 17, 1995
Accession Number
ADA303880

Entities

People

  • K. H. Wu
  • Yueqiang Liu
  • Z. J. Pu

Organizations

  • Florida International University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Crystal Structure
  • Energy
  • Enthalpy Changes
  • Frequency Response
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Treatment
  • Heating
  • Latent Heat
  • Martensite
  • Materials
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Phase
  • Phase Transformations
  • Recovery
  • Shape Memory Alloys

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.