Practical Experiments to Determine Performance Characteristics of Shape Memory Alloys

Abstract

This report presents the design and operation of an experimental assembly to test and record properties of Shape Memory Alloy wire actuators. While the capabilities and varying properties of Shape Memory Alloys are many, this work focuses on transition temperatures and length changes in response to temperature and loading inputs. A brief background section on Shape Memory Alloys is presented, along with details of testing apparatus construction, experimental design, actual progress of experiments, and their summarized results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379264

Entities

People

  • John A. Zulick

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Electric Current
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Heat Transmission
  • High Temperature
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Optical Tracking
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Properties
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.