Atomistic simulation of shape memory effect (SME) and superelasticity (SE) in nano-porous NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA)

Shape memory effect and superelasticity in a strain glass alloy.

The shape memory effect and superelasticity are usually found in alloys exhibiting spontaneous martensitic transformation. Thus it is hard to imagine that such interesting effects can appear in a system without a martensitic transformation. In this Letter we show shape memory and the superelasticity effect in a nonmartensitic Ti48.5Ni51.5 alloy, which has no martensitic transformation but under...

Nanofretting behaviors of NiTi shape memory alloy

Nanofretting behaviors of NiTi shape memory alloy Linmao Qian a, Zhongrong Zhou a,∗, Qingping Sun b, Wenyi Yan c a Tribology Research Institute, National Traction Power Laboratory, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China b Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China c School of Engineering and Information Technology, De...

Atomistic characterization of pseudoelasticity and shape memory in NiTi nanopillars

Molecular dynamics simulations are performed to study the atomistic mechanisms governing the pseudoelasticity and shape memory in nickel–titanium (NiTi) nanostructures. For a h110i – oriented nanopillar subjected to compressive loading–unloading, we observe either a pseudoelastic or shape memory response, depending on the applied strain and temperature that control the reversibility of phase tr...

Atomistic study of nanotwins in NiTi shape memory alloys

Atomistic simulations are performed to study the structure and geometrical limit of nanoscale twins in NiTi shape memory alloys. We analyze compound twins as narrow as 1 nm, involving a few atomic layers. A novel nanotwinned structure is found, forming through the martensitic transformation of sublattices. We predict the temperatures of phase transformation, which are consistent with experiment...

Final Report Design and Processing of Shape Memory Polymer ( SMP ) / Shape Memory Alloy ( SMA ) Composites