[HTML][HTML] Role of interfacial energy anisotropy in dendrite orientation in Al-Zn alloys: A phase field study

Y Zhao, K Liu, H Hou, LQ Chen - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of interfacial energy anisotropy on dendrite morphology is still not well
understood. We investigated the dendrite morphology and solute segregation in Al-Zn alloys …

The role of NiTi shape memory alloys in quality of life improvement through medical advancements: A comprehensive review

VS Nair, R Nachimuthu - … , Part H: Journal of Engineering in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The significance of advanced smart materials in recent technological research and
advancement is apparent from its extensive use in present day devices and instruments. Of …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of TC4/NiTi bionic gradient heterogeneous alloy prepared by multi-wire arc additive manufacturing

PF Jiang, MH Nie, XM Zong, XB Wang, ZK Chen… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
TC4/NiTi multi-materials structure components have been successfully fabricated via multi-
wire arc additive manufacturing (MWAAM). Here we show the interface characteristics and …

Progress in phase field modeling of functional properties and fracture behavior of shape memory alloys

B Xu, C Yu, J Xiong, J Hu, Q Kan, C Wang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have been widely employed in many engineering fields due
to their unique functional properties, such as super-elasticity, elastocaloric effect, and shape …

From mechanical behavior and elastocaloric effect to microscopic mechanisms of gradient-structured NiTi alloy: A phase-field study

Q Zhang, J Chen, G Fang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
The introduction of gradient structure has been recently reported as a practical way to tailor
the mechanical behavior of NiTi alloy while improving its elastocaloric effect simultaneously …

Improved elastocaloric effect of NiTi shape memory alloys via microstructure engineering: a phase field simulation

B Xu, J Xiong, C Yu, C Wang, Q Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
By newly introducing a grain boundary energy, a grain size (GS) dependent and thermo-
mechanically coupled phase field model was proposed to investigate the elastocaloric effect …

Multicaloric effect in Ni–Mn–Sn metamagnetic shape memory alloys by laser powder bed fusion

W Sun, X Lu, Z Wei, Q Li, Z Li, Y Zhang, J Liu - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Metamagnetic shape memory alloys with giant caloric effects and sophisticated geometries
are promising candidates for solid-state refrigeration. Additive manufacturing (AM) …

Enhancing elastocaloric effect of NiTi alloy by concentration-gradient engineering

B Xu, C Wang, Q Wang, C Yu, Q Kan, G Kang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
By formulating the martensite transformation start temperature (M s) of NiTi shape memory
alloys (SMAs) as a function of Ni concentration, a Ni-concentration dependent phase field …

Effect of pore on the deformation behaviors of NiTi shape memory alloys: A crystal-plasticity-based phase field modeling

B Xu, C Yu, C Wang, Q Kan, Q Wang, G Kang - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Porous NiTi shape memory alloys (SMA) have been developed into important biomedical
and damping materials. However, the effect of pore on the martensitic microstructure …

Efficient phase-field simulation for linear superelastic NiTi alloys under temperature gradients

T Xu, C Wang, Y Zhu, Y Wang, Y Yan, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering the martensitic transformation (MT) with exceptional and controllable properties
is essential for the innovative application of shape memory alloys (SMAs) in advanced …