Nanostructuring of titanium-based implantable devices can provide them with superior
mechanical properties and enhanced biocompatibity. An overview of advanced fabrication …

In recent years examples of unprecedented functional and structural fatigue resistance and
lowered hysteresis in shape memory alloys have been achieved by combining conditions of …

The formation of ω-phase under high-pressure torsion (HPT) has been studied in Ti–Fe
alloys. Seven alloys with Fe concentration from 0 to 10 wt% have been annealed between …

TiNi‐based shape memory alloys (SMAs) attract a lot of attention from engineering and
biomedical fields because of their superior functional properties, such as their unique shape …

Results of a systematic study are presented to review various effects of crystal size on the
martensitic phase transformations in nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloys. The …

In this paper, the grain size effect on the stress hysteresis of a nanocrystalline NiTi alloy
during superelastic cycling was investigated by testing two types of samples with 39% and …

The physical phenomena and engineering applications of martensitic phase transformations
are the focus of intense ongoing research. The martensitic phase transformation and …

NiTi-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) are considered as cutting-edge intelligent
functional materials. However, it remains a great challenge to obtain ultrafine-grained …

Stress-induced martensite always exhibits an oriented microstructure, which leads to
mechanical anisotropy in NiTi alloys. In this study, the effects of grain size on the …

Heusler nanoparticles emerge as a new class of multifunctional materials. In this critical
review, the latest progress in studies on Heusler nanoparticles is summarized. The authors …