Linear-superelastic Ti-Nb nanocomposite alloys with ultralow modulus via high-throughput phase-field design and machine learning

Y Zhu, T Xu, Q Wei, J Mai, H Yang, H Zhang… - npj Computational …, 2021 - nature.com
The optimal design of shape memory alloys (SMAs) with specific properties is crucial for the
innovative application in advanced technologies. Herein, inspired by the recently proposed …

Efficient phase-field simulation for linear superelastic NiTi alloys under temperature gradients

T Xu, C Wang, Y Zhu, Y Wang, Y Yan, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering the martensitic transformation (MT) with exceptional and controllable properties
is essential for the innovative application of shape memory alloys (SMAs) in advanced …

Linear-superelastic metals by controlled strain release via nanoscale concentration-gradient engineering

J Zhu, D Wang, Y Gao, TY Zhang, Y Wang - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The elastic strain limit of most metals are less than 0.2% except for whiskers or freestanding
nanowires whose elastic strain limit could reach 4–7%. Ferroelastic metals such as shape …

A low-cost Ni–Mn–Ti–B high-temperature shape memory alloy with extraordinary functional properties

S Li, D Cong, W Xiong, Z Chen, X Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The rapid development of aerospace, automotive, and energy exploration industries
urgently requires high-temperature shape memory alloys (HTSMAs) which are utilized as …

Phase field simulation of martensitic transformation in pre-strained nanocomposite shape memory alloys

D Wang, Q Liang, S Zhao, P Zhao, T Zhang, L Cui… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
We show in this paper how strain engineering alters the fundamental characteristic of a
martensitic transformation (MT) and gives it a new set of properties including large quasi …

Superelasticity and tunable thermal expansion across a wide temperature range

YL Hao, HL Wang, T Li, JM Cairney… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Materials that undergo a reversible change of crystal structure through martensitic
transformation (MT) possess unusual functionalities including shape memory …

“Lattice Strain Matching”‐Enabled Nanocomposite Design to Harness the Exceptional Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials in Bulk Forms

J Zhang, Y Liu, L Cui, S Hao, D Jiang, K Yu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanosized materials are known to have the ability to withstand ultralarge elastic strains (4–
10%) and to have ultrahigh strengths approaching their theoretical limits. However, it is a …

Theory-guided materials design of multi-phase Ti-Nb alloys with bone-matching elastic properties

M Friák, WA Counts, D Ma, B Sander, D Holec… - Materials, 2012 - mdpi.com
We present a scale-bridging approach for modeling the integral elastic response of
polycrystalline composite that is based on a multi-disciplinary combination of (i) parameter …

Shape memory metamaterials with tunable thermo-mechanical response via hetero-epitaxial integration: A molecular dynamics study

K Guda Vishnu, A Strachan - Journal of Applied Physics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We show that nanoscale epitaxial superlattices (SLs) can be used to engineer the energy
landscape that governs the martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys and tune their …

Multiphysics design of programmable shape-memory alloy-based smart structures via topology optimization

Z Kang, KA James - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2022 - Springer
We present a novel multiphysics and multimaterial computational design framework for
shape-memory alloy-based smart structures. The proposed framework uses topology …