Elastocaloric cooling is a new alternative solid-state cooling technology undergoing early
stage research and development. This study presents a comprehensive review of key issues …

Elastocaloric cooling, also known as thermoelastic cooling, has been identified as a
promising alternative to current state-of-the-art vapour compression cooling systems which …

The influence of annealing temperatures on the thermo-mechanical behavior of NiTi alloy in
terms of transformation temperatures, mechanical properties at ambient temperature and the …

Shape memory alloys are the generic class of alloys that show both thermal and mechanical
memory. The basic physics involved in the shape memory effect is the reversible …

The present research aims to understand the mechanism of the two-way memory effect
(TWME) in NiTi alloy through experimentally investigating shape recovery in the course of …

The present paper deals with the strain response of Ni–Ti–Cu shape memory alloy (SMA)
wire actuators on thermo-mechanical cycling (TMC). The characteristics of the actuators …

The shape memory behavior of NiTi alloy is very sensitive to alloy composition and heat
treatments, particularly annealing and ageing. This paper analysed the effect of ageing …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are used in many applications as actuators. The main
drawbacks that limit the use of the SMAs in the field of mechanical actuation are the low …

Self-expanding endovascular stents made of Nitinol (a Ni-Ti intermetallic compound
possessing superelastic and shape-memory properties) are being widely used to treat a …

When conventional engineering materials, such as stainless steel, are mechanically loaded,
they undergo typically less than 1% elastic deformation (which is completely recoverable) …