Prediction of martensite and austenite start temperatures of the Fe-based shape memory alloys by artificial neural networks

In this study, martensite start (Ms) and austenite start (As) temperatures of Fe-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) were predicted by using a back-propagation artificial neural network (ANN) that uses gradient descent learning algorithm. An ANN model is built, trained and tested using the test data of 85 Fe-based SMAs available in literature. The input parameters of the ANN model are weight percentages of seven elements (Fe, Mn, Si, Ni, Cr, Cu and Al) and three different treatment conditions (hot rolling, homogenizing temperature and quenching). The ANN model was found to predict the Ms and As temperature well in the range of input parameters considered. A computer program was devised in MATLAB and different ANN models were constructed with this program for prediction of As and Ms temperatures of iron-based SMAs. A comprehensive analysis of the prediction errors of Ms and As temperatures made by the ANN is presented. This study demonstrate that ANN is very efficient for predicting the Ms and As temperatures of iron-based SMAs.