Thermal stability and high-temperature shape memory characteristics of Ti-20Zr-10Ta alloyThermal stability and high-temperature shape memory characteristics of Ti-20Zr-10Ta alloy

The microstructure, martensite transformation behavior, thermal stability and shape memory behavior of Ti-20Zr- lOTa high temperature shape memory alloy were investigated. The Ti-20Zr-10Ta alloy exhibited a reversible transforma- tion with the high martensite transformation temperature of 500 ~C and good thermal stability. The alloy displayed the elongation of 15% and a maximum recovery stain of 5.5% with 8% pre-strain.     

Effect of thermo-mechanical process on structure and high temperature shape memory properties of Ti–15Ta–15Zr alloy

The effect of thermo-mechanical treatment on microstructure evolution, martensite transformation, and shape memory behavior of Ti–15Ta–15Zr high temperature shape memory alloy were investigated. Different martensite morphologies were found with different annealing temperatures. The Ti–15Ta–15Zr alloy exhibits almost perfect shape memory recovery strain of 6% after annealing at 973 K for 0.5 h.     

Pressure effects on magnetic properties and martensitic transformation of Ni–Mn–Sn magnetic shape memory alloys

The mechanism for the effects of pressure on the magnetic properties and the martensitic transformation of Ni-Mn- Sn shape memory alloys is revealed by first-principles calculations. It is found that the total energy difference between paramagnetic and ferromagnetic austenite states plays an important role in the magnetic transition of Ni-Mn-Sn under pressure. The pressure increases the relative stability of the martensite with respect to the anstenite, leading to an increase of the martensitic transformation temperature. Moreover, the effects of pressure on the magnetic properties and the martensitic transformation are discussed based on the electronic structure.     

Effect of chemical ordering annealing on superelasticity of Ni–Mn–Ga–Fe ferromagnetic shape memory alloy microwires

Ni_(50)Mn_(25)Ga_(20)Fe_5 ferromagnetic shape memory alloy microwires with diameters of ～ 30–50 μm and grain sizes of ～ 2–5 μm were prepared by melt-extraction technique. A step-wise chemical ordering annealing was carried out to improve the superelasticity strain and recovery ratio which were hampered by the internal stress, compositional inhomogeneity,and high-density defects in the as-extracted Ni_(50)Mn_(25)Ga_(20)Fe_5 microwires. The annealed microwires exhibited enhanced atomic ordering degree, narrow thermal hysteresis, and high saturation magnetization under a low magnetic field. As a result, the annealed microwire showed decreased superelastic critical stress, improved reversibility, and a high superelastic strain(1.9%) with a large recovery ratio(96%). This kind of filamentous material with superior superelastic effects may be promising materials for minor-devices.     

Strengthen Vanadium Alloy by Aging and Its Thermal Stability

V-4Cr-4Ti is the leading candidate vanadium alloy for fusion applications as structural material of first wall and blanket. Due to the interaction between Ti and interstitial solutes of C, N, and O, precipitation occurs at elevated temperature. The behavior has been studied in the past few years by short time annealing and results showed that it may greatly affect its mechanical properties Ti-CON type precipitates, appearing at- 700℃ in the solid-solution annealed alloy in high number density and small size, strengthen the alloy significantly and reduce its ductility. As the ductility reduction is in an acceptable level, the strengthening might be utilized for a light and strong vanadium alloy structure. Before a conclusion, uncertainty of its thermal stability should be studied during the high temperature serves. Besides, seldom has been studied for the effect of long time aging on precipitation behavior and tensile properties of the alloy.     

Room temperature damping correlated to the microstructures in Cu–20.4Al–8.7Mn

The damping capacity of the shape memory alloy Cu–20.4Al–8.7Mn(at.%) at room temperature is investigated by an internal friction technique.Results indicate that the alloy exhibits higher damping capacity in the Martensitic condition than that in the austenitic condition due to the latter having lower intrinsic damping capacity and pinning effect coming from the precipitate particles.The maximum damping capacity is obtained in the coexistence condition of Martensite and austenite.The condition can be achieved when processing an isothermal ageing for the as-cast sample at temperatures of 100°C–150°C.Three possible mechanisms are considered to account for the maximum damping capacity.They are listed as much increased interfaces between twin boundaries,owing to the thinning of martensitic plates,martensitic transformation induced by the applied stress during internal friction measurements,phase transformation itself based on the coexistence of martensitic and austenitic phases with a macroscopic amount.However,the contribution of the first mechanism is predominant.     

Effects of Nb and Mo additions on thermal behavior,microstructure and magnetic property of FeCoZrBGe alloy

Both Nb and Mo additions play a vital role in FeCo-based alloys and it is crucial to understand their roles and contents on thermal behavior,microstructural feature and magnetic property of alloys.Nanocrystalline alloy ribbons Fe40Co40Zr9?yMyB10Ge1(y=0–4;M=Nb,Mo)were prepared by crystallizing the as-quenched amorphous alloys.The effects of Nb and Mo additions on structures and properties of the Fe40Co40Zr9B10Ge1 alloy are investigated systemically and compared.With increasing Nb or Mo content,the primary crystallization temperature,grain size ofα-Fe(Co)phase and coercivity Hc all decrease.Moreover,the effect of Mo addition on thermal behavior,microstructure and magnetic properties of the FeCoZrBGe alloy is greater compared to Nb addition.The gap between primary and secondary crystallization peaks of Mo-containing alloys is wider than that of Nb-containing alloys.Both grain size and Hc of Mo-containing alloys are smaller than those of Nb-containing alloys.For Fe40Co40Zr9B10Ge1 alloy,high Mo addition proportion is better compared to high Nb addition proportion.     

Magnetostructural transformation and magnetocaloric effect in Mn_(48-x)V_xNi_(42)Sn_(10) ferromagnetic shape memory alloys

In this work, we tuned the magnetostructural transformation and the coupled magnetocaloric properties of Mn_(48-x)V_xNi_(42)Sn_(10)(x = 0, 1, 2, and 3) ferromagnetic shape memory alloys prepared by means of partial replacement of Mn by V. It is observed that the martensitic transformation temperatures decrease with the increase of V content. The shift of the transition temperatures to lower temperatures driven by the applied field, the metamagnetic behavior, and the thermal hysteresis indicates the first-order nature for the magnetostructural transformation. The entropy changes with a magnetic field variation of 0–5 T are 15.2, 18.8, and 24.3 J·kg~(-1)·K~(-1) for the x = 0, 1, and 2 samples, respectively. The tunable martensitic transformation temperature, enhanced field driving capacity, and large entropy change suggest that Mn_(48-x)V_xNi_(42)Sn_(10) alloys have a potential for applications in magnetic cooling refrigeration.     

High thermal stability of diamond-cBN-B_4C-Si composites

Improving the thermal stability of diamond and other superhard materials has great significance in various applications. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of bulk diamond–cBN–B_4C–Si composites sintered at high pressure and high temperature(HPHT, 5.2 GPa, 1620–1680 K for 3–5 min). The results show that the diamond, cBN, B_4C,B_xSiC, SiO_2 and amorphous carbon or a little surplus Si are present in the sintered samples. The onset oxidation temperature of 1673 K in the as-synthesized sample is much higher than that of diamond, cBN, and B_4C. The high thermal stability is ascribed to the covalent bonds of B–C, C–N, and the solid-solution of B_xSiC formed during the sintering process. The results obtained in this work may be useful in preparing superhard materials with high thermal stability.     

Large elastocaloric effect in Ti–Ni shape memory alloy below austenite finish temperature

Solid refrigeration technology based on the elastocaloric effect has a great potential alternative to the conventional vapor compression cooling. Here we report the large elastocaloric effect in Ti–Ni(50 at%) shape memory alloy below its austenite finish temperature A_f under different strain. Both Maxwell's and Clausius–Clapeyron equations are used to estimate the entropy change. The strain-induced entropy change increases with raising the strain and gets a maximum value at a few kelvins below A_f. The maximum entropy changes ?S_(max) are-20.44 and-53.70 J/kg·K, respectively for 1% and2% strain changes. Large entropy change may be obtained down to 20 K below A_f. The temperature of the maximum entropy change remains unchanged before the plastic deformation appears but moves towards low temperature when the plastic deformation happens.     

Fracture mechanism of a Ni–Mn–Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloy single crystal

Ni–Mn–Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMAs) have shown large magnetic-field-induced strains up to 10%. The fracture behavior of these materials under thermal and magnetic cycling has not been reported so far. An Ni–Mn–Ga single crystal exhibiting both thermal and magnetic shape memory effect was investigated in the present study. Coexistence of differently oriented martensite twinned variants and its effect on the magnetization and fracture mechanism were studied. Fracture behavior of this alloy was found to be strongly related to the martensitic transformation while the fracture surface was parallel to one of the {1 1 2} martensite twin planes. Different orientations of martensite variants were responsible for the formation of the crack network leading to fracture.     

Thermomechanical treatment to achieve stable two-way shape memory strain without training in Ti-49.8 at.% Ni alloy

Two-way shape memory (TWSM) strain for the Ti-49.8 at.% Ni alloy after rolling (40 % thickness reduction) at temperatures 470 \(\div \) 870 K is studied. It is found that rolling at 470 and 570 K produces samples showing the dilatation jump in the rolling direction of 0.9 and 1.3 %, respectively, that does not change upon thermal cycling through the martensite transformation temperature range. The dilatation jump in the direction normal to the rolling plane is even two to three times higher. The TWSM dilatation jump demonstrated by the samples rolled at higher temperatures stabilizes only after 30 cycles. Stability of the TWSM strain of the samples rolled at 470 and 570 K is explained from the consideration of the alloy microstructure. Material which is sufficiently large and stable with respect to thermal cycling dilatation jump is ideal for the use in actuators.     

Characterization of phase transformation in shape memory alloys by atomic force microscope

An atomic force microscope operated at various temperatures is introduced to evaluate phase transformation temperature and to observe microstructure for a shape memory alloy at same time in this paper. A commercial hot-rolled TiNi shape memory alloy bar is ground, polished and etched. The specimen is then observed by atomic force microscopy at the temperature range of 20–100 C in nitrogen gas. The topographies of a TiNi specimen show twinning martensite with rough surface and smooth austenite at various temperatures. The shape memory effect of the TiNi alloy is analyzed based on the shifts of the topographies obtained at various temperatures, which are used to evaluate the phase transformation temperature between martensite and austenite. The phase transformation temperature is also confirmed in a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) experiment.     

Effects of heat treatment on evolution of microstructure of boron free and boron containing biomedical Ti-13Zr-13Nb alloys

In the present study, the effects of heat treatment on the microstructure of Ti-13Zr-13Nb (TZN) and Ti-13Zr-13Nb-0.5B (TZNB) alloys have been investigated. Depending on the heat treatment conditions, the microstructure of the heat treated TZN alloy consisted mainly of elongated and/or equiaxed α, β or martensite. Slow cooling (furnace or air cooling) from the solution treatment temperature produced α and β phases in the microstructure. Rapid cooling (water quenching) resulted in martensite and retained β when the solution treatment temperature was above or close to β transus. However, martensite was not formed after water quenching from a solution treatment temperature which was below β transus due to partitioning effect of the alloying elements. Increasing the cooling rate from the furnace cooling to the air cooling led to finer microstructure. Aging of water quenched samples transformed the martensite, if present, into α and β, and the morphology of α phase changed from elongated to equiaxed and enhanced the growth of α. The microstructure of all the TZNB samples consisted of dispersed precipitated particles of TiB in the matrix. The majority of the boride particles showed an acicular (needle like) morphology. The other phases present in the TZNB alloy were similar to those in the similarly heat treated TZN alloy. Moreover, a growth of α phase was observed in the microstructure of TZNB alloy when compared with that of TZN alloy.     

Ni4Ti3沉淀相对NiTi形状记忆合金相变行为的影响

采用第二近邻修正型嵌入原子势的分子动力学方法,建立了共格沉淀相与半共格沉淀相块状/柱状模型,模拟了温度诱发相变和应力诱发相变,分析了Ni₄Ti₃沉淀相对Ni Ti形状记忆合金相变行为的影响．结果表明,Ni₄Ti₃沉淀相本征应变诱发的弹性应力场对相变中马氏体变体类型、形核位置、分布等有重要影响.在温度诱发相变时,共格沉淀相促进部分马氏体变体的形核生长,能显著提高Ni Ti超弹性形状记忆合金的马氏体相变开始温度;在应力诱发相变时,Ni₄Ti₃沉淀相使马氏体早于无沉淀相区域形核,导致了相变应力降低、抑制了马氏体解孪,减小了应力-应变曲线的滞回环.     

Reversible and irreversible martensitic transformations in Fe-Pd and Fe-Pd-Co alloys

Ferromagnetic Fe-Pd shape memory alloys (SMA) undergo a martensitic phase transformation during cooling from a parent FCC phase to a tetragonal FCT martensite. This transformation is thermoelastic and reversible giving rise to the shape memory effect. On further cooling an irreversible FCT to BCT transformation occurs that makes impossible the memory effect. Nevertheless, the transformation from reversible to irreversible phase has been not complete since a volume fraction of reversible phase in the alloy is retained even after cooling below the temperature of appearance of the irreversible phase. The addition of Co lowers the temperature of the reversible and irreversible phase transformations but also reduces the amount of transformed irreversible martensite after cooling to 10 K.     

Thermal “softening” and “hardening” of titanium and its alloy at high strain rates of shock-wave deforming

The effect of temperature on the dynamic yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of high-purity and commercial-purity titanium and an α+β alloy Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Zr-2Cr-2Mo-Si upon submicrosecond-scale shock-wave loading was studied. An anomalous increase in the dynamic yield strength with temperature was detected in high-purity titanium, whereas the behavior of commercial-purity titanium and the titanium alloy was similar to that under regular conditions. It was found that the dynamic ultimate tensile strength is less sensitive to the composition and structure of the alloy and to the test temperature than is the yield strength. Our experiments corroborate the occurrence of polymorphic transformation during shock compression of high-purity titanium, but the transformation pressure and its temperature dependence are inconsistent with the data available in the literature.     

60keV质子辐照对TiNi记忆合金薄膜马氏体相变的影响

 利用磁控溅射的方法在氧化后的单晶Si基片上制备了TiNi形状记忆合金薄膜，利用示差扫描量热法和原位X射线衍射研究了薄膜的马氏体相变特征。通过60keV质子注入（辐照）薄膜样品研究了H+离子对合金薄膜马氏体相变特征的影响，结果表明氢离子注入后引起了马氏体相变开始Ms和结束点Mf以及逆马氏体相变开始As和结束温度Af的下降，而对R相变开始Rs和结束温度Rf影响不大。掠入射X射线衍射表明H+离子注入后有氢化物形成。H⁺离子注入形成的氢化物是引起相变点的变化的主要因素。     

The Influence of Martensitic Intercalations in Magnetic Shape Memory NiCoMnAl Multilayered Films

Hysteresis and transformation behavior were studied in epitaxial NiCoMnAl magnetic shape memory alloy thin films with varying number martensitic intercalations (MIs) placed in between. MIs consists of a different NiCoMnAl composition with a martensitic transformation occurring at much higher temperature than the host composition. With increasing number of intercalations, we find a decrease in hysteresis width from 17 K to 10 K. For a large difference in the layers thicknesses this is accompanied by a larger amount of residual austenite. If the thicknesses become comparable, strain coupling between them dominates the transformation process, which manifests in a shift of the hysteresis to higher temperatures, splitting of the hysteresis in sub hysteresis and a decrease in residual austenite to almost 0%. A long-range ordering of martensite and austenite regions in the shape of a 3D checker board pattern is formed at almost equal thicknesses.