• Title of article

    Wide hysteresis NiTi(Nb) shape memory alloys with low Nb content (4.5 at.%)

  • Author/Authors

    Zhao، نويسنده , , Xinqing and Yan، نويسنده , , Xiaoming and Yang، نويسنده , , Yazhuo and Xu، نويسنده , , Huibin، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    575
  • To page
    578
  • Abstract
    The microstructure, phase transformation behavior and the effect of predeformation on the hysteresis of NiTi(Nb) (4.5 at.% Nb) shape memory alloys were examined in comparison with the classical Ni47Ti44Nb9 wide hysteresis alloy. It is the Nb dissolved in the NiTi matrix that plays the key role in controlling the martensitic transformation characteristics of NiTi(Nb) shape memory alloys, resulting in the wide hysteresis upon predeformation of the alloys in martensitic state. The isolated β-Nb phase in the matrix contributes little to the hysteresis expansion.
  • Keywords
    NiTi(Nb) , Shape memory alloys , Martensitic transformation , hysteresis
  • Journal title
    MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: A
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: A
  • Record number

    2148132