Publisher Summary This chapter discusses vibrational properties of shape-memory alloys.
The crystal structure of a given material depends on its energy and also its entropy, which …

We report on the elastocaloric effect in a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy. We show that both
the isothermal entropy and adiabatic temperature changes are large and reproducible upon …

The effects of ageing at 473–573K on the hardness, microstructure and thermoelastic
martensitic transformation in Cu–Al–Mn-based shape memory alloys were investigated. It …

We establish an atomistically-informed model for predicting the non-Schmid behavior of
critical stresses for bcc to orthorhombic (L2 1 to 18R) martensitic transformation in CuZnAl …

The stability between the high temperature β phase and the orthorhombic martensite in Cu
Zn and Cu Zn Al single crystals is analyzed. Experimental results for high electron …

The effect of thermal aging at 473 K on martensitic transformation characteristics have been
studied in the Cu–Al–Ni shape memory alloys. An increase of martensitic transformation …

The effect of aging treatment on the superelasticity and martensitic transformation critical
stress in columnar-grained Cu 71 Al 18 Mn 11 shape memory alloy (SMA) at the …

The changes in Gibbs energy were evaluated for the atomic configurations resulting after
different diffusional processes, in order to detect the mechanisms that are responsible for …

The two-way shape memory effect (TWME) induced by stabilization of the martensite phase
during aging has been studied in Cu-13.4 Al-4.0 Ni (mass pct) single crystals. The influence …

The two way shape memory effect (TWME) has been studied in single crystals of Cu Zn
Al alloys in which dislocations have been introduced by plastic deformation of the …