Elastocaloric cooling is a new alternative solid-state cooling technology undergoing early
stage research and development. This study presents a comprehensive review of key issues …

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 …

We present a new phase field framework for modelling fracture and fatigue in Shape
Memory Alloys (SMAs). The constitutive model captures the superelastic behaviour of SMAs …

We present a phase field‐based framework for modelling fatigue damage in Shape Memory
Alloys (SMAs). The model combines, for the first time:(i) a generalized phase field …

A phase-field model for thermomechanically-induced fracture in NiTi at the single crystal
level, ie, fracture under loading paths that may take advantage of either of the functional …

A new test methodology for measuring the fracture toughness of shape memory alloys using
the critical value of J-integral as the fracture criterion is proposed. The method relies on the …

The present work provides a brief overview on structural and functional fatigue in shape
memory alloys (SMAs). Both degenerative processes are of utmost technological importance …

Nitinol (NiTi), a shape memory alloy (SMA) of nickel and titanium, exhibits two unique
properties: the shape memory effect and superelasticity. It is a material of choice for …

The damage tolerance approaches to fatigue rely on fracture mechanics concepts to
explicitly account for the fatigue crack growth process. These approaches typically adopt the …

A three-dimensional constitutive model is developed that describes the behavior of shape
memory alloy actuators undergoing a large number of cycles leading to the development of …