Vibrational properties of shape-memory alloys

A Planes, L Mañosa - Solid state physics, 2001 - Elsevier
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 …

Shape memory alloys as an effective tool to damp oscillations: study of the fundamental parameters required to guarantee technological applications

V Torra, A Isalgue, FC Lovey, M Sade - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2015 - Springer
The SMA was studied for their macroscopic application in damping for civil engineering. The
study is a synthesis and includes an outline of the models required for the SMA simulation …

Correlation between atomic order and the characteristics of the structural and magnetic transformations in Ni–Mn–Ga shape memory alloys

V Sánchez-Alarcos, V Recarte, JI Pérez-Landazábal… - Acta materialia, 2007 - Elsevier
The evolution of the degree of L21 long-range atomic order and its influence on the
martensitic transformation and Curie temperatures of a near-stoichiometric Ni2MnGa shape …

Order-disorder transitions of Cu-Al-Mn shape-memory alloys

E Obradó, C Frontera, L Mañosa, A Planes - Physical Review B, 1998 - APS
The order-disorder transitions in Cu-Al-Mn shape-memory alloys have been studied
experimentally by means of calorimetric techniques. Results are compared with Monte Carlo …

Acoustic emission from porous collapse and moving dislocations in granular Mg-Ho alloys under compression and tension

Y Chen, X Ding, D Fang, J Sun, EKH Salje - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract We identified heterogeneous Mg-Ho alloys as an ideal material to measure the
most extensive acoustic emission spectra available. Mg-Ho alloys are porous and show a …

Effect of precipitation during parent phase aging on the microstructure and properties of a refined CuAlMn shape memory alloy

Z Jiao, Q Wang, F Yin, C Cui - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of precipitation during parent phase aging on the microstructure and
properties of a CuAlMn shape memory alloy (SMA) refined by CuZr inoculant was …

Ageing study of Cu–Al–Be hypoeutectoid shape memory alloy

SM Chentouf, M Bouabdallah, H Cheniti… - Materials …, 2010 - Elsevier
Thermal ageing at constant temperature (350° C) and under systematically designed
temperature-varying conditions were performed on the metastable austenitic phase of …

Kinetics of martensitic transitions in shape-memory alloys

A Planes, FJ Pérez-Reche, E Vives, L Mañosa - Scripta materialia, 2004 - Elsevier
The role of thermal fluctuations in driving the martensitic transition in shape-memory alloys is
studied. Experiments show that both athermal and thermally activated kinetics can be …

Influence of martensite stabilization on the low-temperature non-linear anelasticity in Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys

S Kustov, S Golyandin, K Sapozhnikov, E Cesari… - Acta materialia, 2002 - Elsevier
The advanced acoustic technique has been used to investigate the mobility of partial
dislocations/intervariant boundaries in the β1′ martensite of a Cu-Zn-Al alloy subjected to …

Fatigue behavior of Cu-Al-Be shape memory single crystals

N Siredey, A Eberhardt - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2000 - Elsevier
The fatigue behavior of Cu-Al-Be shape memory single crystals is studied in cyclic loading
mechanical tests. Based on literature and on tensile tests performed at various …