Technology and Applications of Shape Memory Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 671
Special Issue Editors
Interests: martensitic transformation; NiTi alloys; hyperelasticity; phenomenological theory; alloys design; microstructure; nanocrystalline; size effects
Interests: martensitic transformation; titianium alloys; alloys design; NiTi alloys; NiTi based composites
Interests: martensitic transformation; NiTi alloys; hyperelasticity; NiTi based composites; alloys design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Shape memory alloys (SMAs), as functional materials, are widely used in fields such as aerospace, civil engineering, and biomedical engineering. SMAs have functional properties such as the shape memory effect and superelasticity. SMAs are mainly be NiTi-based, iron-based, copper-based, magnesium-based, etc. NiTi-based SMAs are the most common. NiTi alloys are commonly used as orthodontic wires, vascular stents, esophageal stents, tube connectors, etc.
The properties of SMAs include phase transformation temperatures, hysteresis, plateau stress, recoverable strain, recovery stress, etc. The performance of SMAs is closely related to their composition and microstructure. The performance of shape memory alloys is sensitive to their composition, and changes in composition can greatly alter the phase transformation temperatures of the alloys, thereby altering their performance. The influence of microstructure includes factors such as grain size, dislocations, and precipitation.
The aim of this Special Issue is to understand the relationship between the performance and microstructure of SMAs, explore technical methods to improve the performance of SMAs, prospect the application prospects of nanocrystalline SMAs, and pay special attention to the performance and influencing factors of nanocrystalline SMAs.
Dr. Xiaobin Shi
Dr. Yang Shao
Dr. Jiang Jiang
Dr. Qingkun Meng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shape memory alloys
- martensitic transformation
- nanocrystalline alloys
- pseudoelasticity
- microstructures
