A review of shape memory alloy research, applications and opportunities

JM Jani, M Leary, A Subic, MA Gibson - Materials & Design (1980-2015), 2014 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) belong to a class of shape memory materials (SMMs), which
have the ability to 'memorise'or retain their previous form when subjected to certain stimulus …

[HTML][HTML] Two-way 4D printing: a review on the reversibility of 3D-printed shape memory materials

AY Lee, J An, CK Chua - Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The rapid development of additive manufacturing and advances in shape memory materials
have fueled the progress of four-dimensional (4D) printing. With the right external stimulus …

Breakthrough in the printing tactics for stimuli-responsive materials: 4D printing

P Rastogi, B Kandasubramanian - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The idea of 3D printing ever since 1980's has agitated the research domains challenging the
conventional techniques with its inordinate efficiency in the utility of material, superior …

The high potential of shape memory alloys in developing miniature mechanical devices: A review on shape memory alloy mini-actuators

A Nespoli, S Besseghini, S Pittaccio, E Villa… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2010 - Elsevier
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a well-known class of smart materials. When subjected to
certain thermal cycles, they are able to generate mechanical work by recovering a …

Additive manufacturing of magnetic materials

EA Périgo, J Jacimovic, FG Ferré, LM Scherf - Additive Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Techniques that use the layer-by-layer manufacturing concept have triggered novel
research topics related to the processing of functional magnetic materials (FMMs). In this …

[HTML][HTML] Shape memory alloys in fibre-reinforced polymer composites

A Cohades, V Michaud - Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article reviews the current state-of-the-art in the applications of shape memory alloy
(SMA) wires into high performance fibre reinforced polymer composite materials (FRPs) …

Pulsed magnetic field-induced actuation of Ni–Mn–Ga single crystals

MA Marioni, RC O'Handley, SM Allen - Applied Physics Letters, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
The field-induced actuation of Ni–Mn–Ga single crystals through twin-boundary motion has
been demonstrated with magnetic fieldpulses of various intensities lasting 620 μs. It is …

Recent breakthrough development of the magnetic shape memory effect in Ni–Mn–Ga alloys

O Söderberg, Y Ge, A Sozinov… - Smart Materials and …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic shape memory (MSM) alloys or ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA)
materials discovered by Ullakko et al (1996 Appl. Phys. Lett. 69 1966–8) have received …

Integratable magnetic shape memory micropump for high-pressure, precision microfluidic applications

A Saren, AR Smith, K Ullakko - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2018 - Springer
Precisely controlling the flow of fluids on a microscopic scale has been a technological
challenge in the field of microfluidics. Active microfluidics, where a defined manipulation of …

A novel actuation mechanism on the basis of ferromagnetic SMA thin films

M Kohl, D Brugger, M Ohtsuka, T Takagi - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2004 - Elsevier
A novel actuation mechanism is presented, which makes use of the antagonism of intrinsic
magnetic and shape recovery forces acting on a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (SMA) …