Application spectrum of shape memory alloys (SMA) is expanding rapidly and
proportionately so is the engineering demand for superior materials. An essential …

Performance degradation in shape memory alloys (SMA) arises due to a gradual loss of
strain recoverability attributable to slip mediated plasticity. The slip-induced changes in …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) provide an attractive solid-state actuation alternative to
engineers in various fields due to their ability to exhibit recoverable deformations while …

This dissertation presents a one-dimensional thermomechanical constitutive model for
shape memory alloys based on basic concepts of thermodynamics and phase …

Shape memory alloys (SMA) have been known for over five decades and modeling of their
response has attracted much attention over the last two decades. Recent increase in the …

We present a fully general, three dimensional, constitutive model for Shape Memory Alloys
(SMAs), aimed at describing all of the salient features of SMA evolutionary response under …

Shape Memory Alloy Engineering introduces materials, mechanical, and aerospace
engineers to shape memory alloys (SMAs), providing a unique perspective that combines …

The paper reviews and discusses various techniques used in the literature for modeling
complex behaviors observed in shape memory alloys (SMAs) that go beyond the core …

Having introduced the fundamentals of shape memory alloy behavior, the characterization of
SMA materials is discussed here. Such a discussion fosters a better understanding of the …

The research toward an exhaustive modeling of the macroscopic behavior of shape memory
alloys (SMAs) has been widely growing in last years because of the increasing employment …