Recent advances in focused ion beam nanofabrication for nanostructures and devices: Fundamentals and applications

P Li, S Chen, H Dai, Z Yang, Z Chen, Y Wang, Y Chen… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The past few decades have witnessed growing research interest in developing powerful
nanofabrication technologies for three-dimensional (3D) structures and devices to achieve …

Welding and joining of NiTi shape memory alloys: a review

JP Oliveira, RM Miranda, FMB Fernandes - Progress in Materials Science, 2017 - Elsevier
NiTi is an increasingly applied material in industrial applications. However, the difficulties
faced when welding and joining is required, limits its broader use in the production of …

Effects of post-weld heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of laser-welded NiTi/304SS joint with Ni filler

Y Chen, S Sun, T Zhang, X Zhou, S Li - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adding Ni as filler material is one of the effective methods to restrain the cracks in laser-
welded joints of NiTi/stainless steel (SS), while the formation of Ni 3 Ti at the NiTi/Ni interface …

Focused ion beams in biology

K Narayan, S Subramaniam - Nature methods, 2015 - nature.com
A quiet revolution is under way in technologies used for nanoscale cellular imaging.
Focused ion beams, previously restricted to the materials sciences and semiconductor …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of CoCrFeNiMn high entropy alloy interlayer on microstructure and mechanical properties of laser-welded NiTi/304 SS joint

H Wang, J Xie, Y Chen, W Liu, W Zhong - Journal of Materials Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to suppress the formation of Fe-Ti IMCs in NiTi SMA/304 SS laser-welded joint and
improve the properties of the joint. In this study, NiTi SMA/304 SS dissimilar alloys joints with …

Studies on the 316/NiTi functionally gradient ultra-thick coatings fabricated with directed energy deposition: Microstructure, crystallography and wear mechanism

MH Nie, PF Jiang, YX Zhou, YL Li, ZH Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 316 and NiTi alloy powders were selected as raw materials to prepare functional
gradient materials (FGM) by Directed energy deposition (DED) on 316 substrates due to the …

Controlling intermetallic compounds formation during laser welding of NiTi to 316L stainless steel

A Shamsolhodaei, JP Oliveira, N Schell, E Maawad… - Intermetallics, 2020 - Elsevier
Dissimilar laser welding of NiTi to stainless steel is of great importance in designing medical
devices but the formation of hard and brittle intermetallic compound results in low strength …

Revealing microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of resistance spot welded NiTi-stainless steel with Ni or Nb interlayer

K Zhang, A Shamsolhodaei, A Ghatei-Kalashami… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dissimilar welding of NiTi and stainless steel (SS) for multifunctional device fabrication is
challenging due to the brittle nature of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) that are formed in the …

Dissimilar laser welding of superelastic NiTi and CuAlMn shape memory alloys

JP Oliveira, Z Zeng, C Andrei, FMB Fernandes… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Dissimilar joining of advanced engineering alloys is fundamental for the development of
new applications. However, joining two distinct materials poses difficulties owing to the …

Revealing the wear mechanism of NiTi alloy coatings with biomimetic sandwich structures by laser cladding

M Nie, P Jiang, X Li, D Zhu, Z Zhang - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a Cu/Ni equal weight ratio composite interlayer was designed and developed,
and the crack-free 316-NiTi heterogeneous coating was prepared by direct energy …