Design and Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of NiTi Smart Composites

Abstract

This report describes research performed over 15 months to investigate the issues associated with the design and characterization of composite elements with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) elements. The ultimate objective was to design structural elements that have adaptive capabilities. This exploratory effort addressed the choice of constituent materials and their characterization, certain manufacturing issues, and transformation fronts in an SMA fiber. It also assessed a simple approach based on a shear-lag analysis to determine critical geometric parameters for the design of unidirectional SMA fiber/elastic matrix active composites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 2000
Accession Number
ADA383356

Entities

People

  • John Shaw

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Crystal Structure
  • Far Field
  • Geometry
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Laminates
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Shape Memory Alloys
  • Shear Modulus
  • Shear Stresses

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Software Engineering