A review of constitutive models and modeling techniques for shape memory alloys

C Cisse, W Zaki, TB Zineb - International Journal of Plasticity, 2016 - Elsevier
Constitutive models for shape memory alloys have seen significant development in the last
decades. They have evolved from uniaxial, mostly empirical, relations to full-fledged …

Review and perspectives: shape memory alloy composite systems

BT Lester, T Baxevanis, Y Chemisky, DC Lagoudas - Acta Mechanica, 2015 - Springer
Following their discovery in the early 1960s, there has been a continuous quest for ways to
take advantage of the extraordinary properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs). These …

Microstructure evolution and superelasticity of layer-like NiTiNb porous metal prepared by eutectic reaction

L Wang, L Xie, LC Zhang, L Chen, Z Ding, Y Lv… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
This work combines several techniques into a novel method to manufacture NiTisingle
bondNb layer-like porous structures with 3D interconnected channels, which are of vital …

Three-dimensional FE2 method for the simulation of non-linear, rate-dependent response of composite structures

E Tikarrouchine, G Chatzigeorgiou, F Praud… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a two scale Finite Element method (FE 2), is presented to predict the non-linear
macroscopic response of 3D composite structures with periodic microstructure that exhibit a …

A micromechanical constitutive model based on crystal plasticity for thermo-mechanical cyclic deformation of NiTi shape memory alloys

C Yu, G Kang, Q Kan, D Song - International Journal of Plasticity, 2013 - Elsevier
Based on crystal plasticity, a new micromechanical constitutive model is constructed to
describe the cyclic deformation of polycrystalline NiTi shape memory alloy presented under …

[HTML][HTML] A micromechanics-based damage constitutive model considering microstructure for aluminum alloys

L Xing, PF Gao, M Zhan, ZP Ren, XG Fan - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aluminum alloys undergoing deformation exhibit complex multi-type-void damage evolution
driven by microscale heterogeneous deformation; in return, the accumulated damage …

Microstructure evolution and shape memory behaviors of Ni47Ti44Nb9 alloy subjected to multistep thermomechanical loading with different prestrain levels

YH Zhang, H Li, ZW Yang, X Liu, QF Gu - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ni 47 Ti 44 Nb 9 shape memory alloy (SMA) is a promising material in the
aerospace field due to its wide transformation hysteresis. The application of shape memory …

Achieving excellent strength-ductility-superelasticity combination in high-porosity NiTiNb scaffolds via high-temperature annealing

W Liu, Y Zhang, B Wang, S Liu, Y Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Metallic scaffolds with lightweight, low elastic modulus, and high energy-absorbing capacity
are widely utilized in industrial applications but usually require post-heat treatment to …

Phase transformation and deformation behavior of NiTi-Nb eutectic joined NiTi wires

L Wang, C Wang, LC Zhang, L Chen, W Lu… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
NiTi wires were brazed together via eutectic reaction between NiTi and Nb powder
deposited at the wire contact region. Phase transformation and deformation behavior of the …

Effects of niobium addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of laser-welded joints of NiTiNb and Ti6Al4V alloys

X Zhou, Y Chen, Y Huang, Y Mao, Y Yu - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018 - Elsevier
The dissimilar joining of shape memory alloys to Ti alloys is critically important in many
industrial applications. However, joining these two alloys is a considerable challenge due to …