A phenomenological model for thermally-induced hysteresis in polycrystalline shape memory alloys with internal loops

In the current study, a 1-D phenomenological model is constructed to capture the temperature-induced hysteretic response in polycrystalline shape memory alloys (SMAs). The martensitic and austenitic transformations are regarded as the first-order transitions. A differential single-crystal model is formulated on the basis of Landau theory. It is assumed that the transformation temperatures follow the normal distribution among the grains due to the anisotropic stress field developed in the material. The polycrystalline hysteretic response is expressed as the integration of single-crystal responses. Besides, the prediction strategy for incomplete transitions is presented, and the first-order reversal curves are obtained via density reassignment. The proposed model is numerically implemented for validation. Comparisons between the modeling results and the experimental ones demonstrate the capability of the proposed model in addressing the hysteresis in thermally-induced phase transformations.

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A phenomenological model for the magneto-mechanical response of single-crystal magnetic shape memory alloys

European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids ◽

10.1016/j.euromechsol.2014.12.011 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Ferdinando Auricchio ◽

Anne-Laure Bessoud ◽

Alessandro Reali ◽

Ulisse Stefanelli

Keyword(s):

Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Single Crystal ◽

Shape Memory ◽

Phenomenological Model ◽

Mechanical Response ◽

Magnetic Shape Memory ◽

Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys

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A proposed phenomenological model for shape memory alloys

Smart Materials and Structures ◽

10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/020 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 393-400 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Rongqiao Wang ◽

Chongdu Cho ◽

Changboo Kim ◽

Qiang Pan

Keyword(s):

Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Shape Memory ◽

Phenomenological Model

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Shape memory alloy–actuated prestressed composites with application to morphing automotive fender skirts

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures ◽

10.1177/1045389x18812702 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 479-494 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Venkata Siva C Chillara ◽

Leon M Headings ◽

Ryohei Tsuruta ◽

Eiji Itakura ◽

Umesh Gandhi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Shape Memory Alloy ◽

Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Shape Memory ◽

Smart Materials ◽

Design Procedure ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Smart Composite ◽

Thermally Induced ◽

One Dimensional ◽

Flat Shape

This work presents smart laminated composites that enable morphing vehicle structures. Morphing panels can be effective for drag reduction, for example, adaptive fender skirts. Mechanical prestress provides tailored curvature in composites without the drawbacks of thermally induced residual stress. When driven by smart materials such as shape memory alloys, mechanically-prestressed composites can serve as building blocks for morphing structures. An analytical energy-based model is presented to calculate the curved shape of a composite as a function of force applied by an embedded actuator. Shape transition is modeled by providing the actuation force as an input to a one-dimensional thermomechanical constitutive model of a shape memory alloy wire. A design procedure, based on the analytical model, is presented for morphing fender skirts comprising radially configured smart composite elements. A half-scale fender skirt for a compact passenger car is designed, fabricated, and tested. The demonstrator has a domed unactuated shape and morphs to a flat shape when actuated using shape memory alloys. Rapid actuation is demonstrated by coupling shape memory alloys with integrated quick-release latches; the latches reduce actuation time by 95%. The demonstrator is 62% lighter than an equivalent dome-shaped steel fender skirt.

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ChemInform Abstract: Chemical Segregation During Bulk Single Crystal Preparation of Ni-Mn-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys.

ChemInform ◽

10.1002/chin.200115016 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 32 (15) ◽

pp. no-no

Author(s):

D. L. Schlagel ◽

Y. L. Wu ◽

W. Zhang ◽

T. A. Lograsso

Keyword(s):

Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Single Crystal ◽

Shape Memory ◽

Bulk Single Crystal ◽

Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Chemical Segregation ◽

Ferromagnetic Shape Memory

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Three-dimensional Landau theory describing the martensitic phase transformation of shape-memory alloys

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ◽

10.1088/0953-8984/2/1/005 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 61-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 87

Author(s):

F Falk ◽

P Konopka

Keyword(s):

Phase Transformation ◽

Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Shape Memory ◽

Landau Theory ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Martensitic Phase ◽

Martensitic Phase Transformation

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Micro pulling down growth of very thin shape memory alloys single crystals

Functional Materials Letters ◽

10.1142/s1793604717400033 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 1740003 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

I. López-Ferreño ◽

J. San Juan ◽

T. Breczewski ◽

G. A. López ◽

M. L. Nó

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Shape Memory Alloys ◽

Single Crystal ◽

Shape Memory ◽

Single Crystals ◽

Functional Materials ◽

Small Scale ◽

Cylindrical Shape ◽

Minimum Diameter ◽

Wide Range

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have attracted much attention in the last decades due to their thermo-mechanical properties such as superelasticity and shape memory effect. Among the different families of SMAs, Cu–Al–Ni alloys exhibit these properties in a wide range of temperatures including the temperature range of 100–200[Formula: see text]C, where there is a technological demand of these functional materials, and exhibit excellent behavior at small scale making them more competitive for applications in Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS). However, polycrystalline alloys of Cu-based SMAs are very brittle so that they show their best thermo-mechanical properties in single-crystal state. Nowadays, conventional Bridgman and Czochralski methods are being applied to elaborate single-crystal rods up to a minimum diameter of 1[Formula: see text]mm, but no works have been reported for smaller diameters. With the aim of synthesizing very thin single-crystals, the Micro-Pulling Down ([Formula: see text]-PD) technique has been applied, for which the capillarity and surface tension between crucible and the melt play a critical role. The [Formula: see text]-PD method has been successfully applied to elaborate several cylindrical shape thin single-crystals down to 200[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m in diameter. Finally, the martensitic transformation, which is responsible for the shape memory properties of these alloys, has been characterized for different single-crystals. The experimental results evidence the good quality of the grown single-crystals.

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