A Review on Shape Memory Alloys with Martensitic Transition at Cryogenic Temperatures

A Nespoli, D Ninarello, C Fanciulli - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Shape memory alloys (SMA) are functional materials known for their shape memory and
pseudoelastic properties, which originated from a thermoelastic phase transition between …

Iron-based superelastic alloys with near-constant critical stress temperature dependence

J Xia, Y Noguchi, X Xu, T Odaira, Y Kimura… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Shape memory alloys recover their original shape after deformation, making them useful for
a variety of specialized applications. Superelastic behavior begins at the critical stress …

Crystallography of stress-induced martensitic transformation and giant elastocaloric effect in a< 001> A textured Ni27Cu21Mn46Sn6 shape memory alloy

J Yang, H Wang, Z Li, N Zou, H Yan, B Yang, L Zuo - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys exploit the latent heat yielded by stress-induced martensitic
transformation to achieve elastocaloric effect, being suited for solid-state cooling technology …

NiMn-based metamagnetic shape memory alloys

RY Umetsu, X Xu, R Kainuma - Scripta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Metamagnetic shape memory alloy (MMSMA), in which the martensitic transformation
temperature can be controlled by a magnetic field, is a new type of magnetic shape memory …

Non-linear temperature dependences of pseudoelastic stress and stress hysteresis of a nanocrystalline Ni47Ti50Fe3 alloy

Q Li, Y Chen, Y Liu, D Jiang, Y Yang, H Yang, K Yu… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reports a study on non-linear temperature dependences of the critical
pseudoelastic stress and stress hysteresis for stress-induced martensitic transformation …

Recent progress in shape memory alloys

R Kainuma - Materials Transactions, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In this paper, the progress on shape memory alloys (SMAs) for the past 10 years was
reviewed and research trends in the field were briefly introduced. Especially, basic …

Elastocaloric effect in Ni45Mn36. 4In13. 6Co5 metamagnetic shape memory alloys under mechanical cycling

B Lu, P Zhang, Y Xu, W Sun, J Liu - Materials Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
As a generic feature in the application of shape memory alloys (SMAs), superelasticity is
largely affected by microstructural variation and functional fatigues under cyclic loading …

Large thermal hysteresis in a single-phase NiTiNb shape memory alloy

G Kang, H Zhang, Z Ma, Y Ren, L Cui, K Yu - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Large thermal hysteresis (T hys) is favorable in shape memory alloys (SMAs) because it
renders wide service and storage temperature range of the SMA-made parts. In this letter …

Cryogenic superelasticity with large elastocaloric effect

K Niitsu, Y Kimura, T Omori, R Kainuma - NPG Asia Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Shape-memory alloys suitable for low-temperature environments are crucially lacking
despite their potential applications for aerospace engineering, superconducting …

[HTML][HTML] Elastocaloric switching effect induced by reentrant martensitic transformation

T Odaira, S Xu, X Xu, T Omori, R Kainuma - Applied Physics Reviews, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Vapor compression technologies widely used for refrigeration, heating, and air-conditioning
have consumed a large fraction of global energy. Efforts have been made to improve the …