Superelasticity degradation of NiTi shape memory alloy in wide ranges of temperature and loading level: Experimental observation and micromechanical constitutive …

D Song, C Yu, C Zhang, G Kang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, cyclic tension-unloading tests with different peak strains (10%-18%) in the
temperature range from 313 K to 393 K are performed to investigate the effects of …

An h-adaptive thermo-mechanical phase field model for fracture

H Badnava, MA Msekh, E Etemadi… - Finite Elements in Analysis …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, brittle fracture and thermo-mechanical induced cracks are simulated using a
phase field model in 2D and 3D continua in homogeneous and heterogeneous materials …

Grain-resolved analysis of localized deformation in nickel-titanium wire under tensile load

P Sedmák, J Pilch, L Heller, J Kopeček, J Wright… - Science, 2016 - science.org
The stress-induced martensitic transformation in tensioned nickel-titanium shape-memory
alloys proceeds by propagation of macroscopic fronts of localized deformation. We used …

Concentration of transformation-induced plasticity in pseudoelastic NiTi shape memory alloys: Insight from austenite–martensite interface instability

Y Zhang, X Chai, X Ju, Y You, S Zhang, L Zheng… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) in pseudoelastic polycrystalline NiTi shape memory
alloys (SMAs) is investigated through tensile tests combined with in-situ infrared and digital …

In situ observation on temperature dependence of martensitic transformation and plastic deformation in superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy

Y Xiao, P Zeng, L Lei, Y Zhang - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
In situ digital image correlation (DIC) and in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) are applied to
investigate the effect of temperature on martensitic transformation and plastic deformation in …

A multi-scale diffusional-mechanically coupled model for super-elastic NiTi shape memory alloy wires in hydrogen-rich environment

C Yu, HM Jiang, D Song, Y Zhu, G Kang - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
The functional devices made by NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) are often serviced in
hydrogen (H)-rich environment. Recently experimental results showed that the martensite …

[HTML][HTML] Thermomechanical model for NiTi-based shape memory alloys covering macroscopic localization of martensitic transformation

M Frost, B Benešová, H Seiner, M Kružík… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The work presents a thermomechanical model for polycrystalline NiTi-based shape memory
alloys developed within the framework of generalized standard solids, which is able to cover …

Gradient-enhanced thermomechanical 3D model for simulation of transformation patterns in pseudoelastic shape memory alloys

M Rezaee-Hajidehi, K Tůma, S Stupkiewicz - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Stress-induced martensitic transformation in polycrystalline NiTi under tension often
proceeds through formation and propagation of macroscopic phase transformation fronts, ie …

[HTML][HTML] Damage in a comprehensive model for shape memory alloys in logarithmic strain space

LA Woodworth, M Kaliske - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) possess considerable complexity in response to
thermomechanical load due to their strong dependence on strain, stress, temperature and …

Transformation pattern of shape-memory NiTi alloy during stress-biased thermal cycling

Y Xiao, D Chen, T Jiang, D Jiang, L Gao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the superelastic deformation of NiTi has been documented and analyzed
elaborately, its shape-memory behavior during stress-biased thermal cycling has not been …