Recent studies have shown an intriguing phenomenon that by introducing nano-
precipitates, its sharp first order martensitic transformation (MT) can be changed into smooth …

Strain glass is a new strain state discovered recently in ferroelastic systems that is
characterized by nanoscale martensitic domains formed through a freezing transition. These …

Shape memory alloys with high fatigue life and large adiabatic temperature change (ΔT ad)
are critical for elastocaloric effect in practical solid-state refrigeration applications. Here, we …

Porous NiTi shape memory alloys (SMA) have been developed into important biomedical
and damping materials. However, the effect of pore on the martensitic microstructure …

Engineering the martensitic transformation (MT) with exceptional and controllable properties
is essential for the innovative application of shape memory alloys (SMAs) in advanced …

In the framework of thermodynamics and based on the Ginzburg-Landau's theory and crystal
plasticity, a three-dimensional phase field model was constructed to predict the cyclic …

NiTi shape memory alloys with quasilinear and slim pseudoelasticity are desirable for high
fatigue life and easy controllability. This paper reports that the selective laser melting (SLM) …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have been widely employed in many engineering fields due
to their unique functional properties, such as super-elasticity, elastocaloric effect, and shape …

In this work, an n-sided polygonal smoothed finite element method (nSFEM) based on
gradient smoothing technique is presented for phase field fracture modelling. The phase …

Recent experimental studies reported that the bamboo-grained oligocrystalline shape
memory alloy (SMA) microwire showed excellent two-way shape memory effect (TWSME) …