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Title: Enhanced superelasticity of nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe laminar composite

Abstract

This study explores a new concept of the synergy between two constituent shape memory alloys (SMAs) in a composite to achieve a wide superelastic temperature window. In this work, a nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe dual-SMA composite is designed, in which two constituent SMAs are both capable of stress-induced martensitic transformation, but within different temperature ranges. Based on the principle of lattice strain matching between the two SMAs, superelastic martensitic transformation in one induces superelastic transformation in the other at temperatures the latter will not when standing alone. Furthermore, via this synergy the composite is able to achieve an ultra-wide superelastic temperature window of 336°C, from -196 to 140°C, with a ~5% tensile strain recovery and high superelastic stresses in the range of 700~1400 MPa. Such properties appear superior to all NiTi-based shape memory alloys to date.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [2];  [1]
  1. China Univ. of Petroleum, Beijing (China)
  2. Univ. of Western Australia, Perth, WA (Australia)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Australian Research Council; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
OSTI Identifier:
1785725
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 51731010; 51971243; 91963112; 51871241; DP180101744; DP180101955.
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 853; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; NiTi; NiTiNbFe; shape memory alloy (SMA); superelasticity; composite

Citation Formats

Hu, Xiaowei, Liu, Yinong, Guo, Fangmin, Yu, Kaiyuan, Jiang, Daqiang, Ren, Yang, Yang, Hong, and Cui, Lishan. Enhanced superelasticity of nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe laminar composite. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157309.
Hu, Xiaowei, Liu, Yinong, Guo, Fangmin, Yu, Kaiyuan, Jiang, Daqiang, Ren, Yang, Yang, Hong, & Cui, Lishan. Enhanced superelasticity of nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe laminar composite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157309
Hu, Xiaowei, Liu, Yinong, Guo, Fangmin, Yu, Kaiyuan, Jiang, Daqiang, Ren, Yang, Yang, Hong, and Cui, Lishan. Sat . "Enhanced superelasticity of nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe laminar composite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157309. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1785725.
@article{osti_1785725,
title = {Enhanced superelasticity of nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe laminar composite},
author = {Hu, Xiaowei and Liu, Yinong and Guo, Fangmin and Yu, Kaiyuan and Jiang, Daqiang and Ren, Yang and Yang, Hong and Cui, Lishan},
abstractNote = {This study explores a new concept of the synergy between two constituent shape memory alloys (SMAs) in a composite to achieve a wide superelastic temperature window. In this work, a nanocrystalline NiTi/NiTiNbFe dual-SMA composite is designed, in which two constituent SMAs are both capable of stress-induced martensitic transformation, but within different temperature ranges. Based on the principle of lattice strain matching between the two SMAs, superelastic martensitic transformation in one induces superelastic transformation in the other at temperatures the latter will not when standing alone. Furthermore, via this synergy the composite is able to achieve an ultra-wide superelastic temperature window of 336°C, from -196 to 140°C, with a ~5% tensile strain recovery and high superelastic stresses in the range of 700~1400 MPa. Such properties appear superior to all NiTi-based shape memory alloys to date.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157309},
journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
number = ,
volume = 853,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Sat Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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