Rapid progress in material science and nanotechnology has led to the development of the
shape memory alloys (SMA) and the shape memory polymers (SMP) based functional …

Due to unique functional and mechanical properties, NiTi shape memory alloys are one of
the most promising metallic functional materials. However, the poor workability limits the …

Abstract Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) was used for fabrication of NiTi parts
using a commercialy available Ni-rich NiTi wire as the feedstock material. The as-built parts …

NiTi shape memory alloys (SMA) are broadly employed in multifunctional systems in several
industrial domains, like aerospace, automotive, biomedical and power plants. Their …

This work combines several techniques into a novel method to manufacture NiTisingle
bondNb layer-like porous structures with 3D interconnected channels, which are of vital …

The R-phase transformation presents low thermal hysteresis, high stability against thermal
cycling and ultrahigh internal friction (IF). However, a clear explanation for the occurrence of …

The presence of nano-sized coherent precipitates is well known to have crucial impact on
the mechanical behaviors of a broad class of superelastic alloys. As a representative …

This study investigated the mechanisms and temperature dependence of the R phase
variant reorientation deformation in a nanocrystalline NiTi wire by means of in-situ …

Laser welding of NiTi alloy is a challenging process since it strongly affects the functionality
of the material in the heat affected and fusion zones. In fact, the inherent thermal process …

The ability to control the stress-induced phase transformation of the shape memory alloy,
NiTi, is an important technological challenge that must be understood for their wide …