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 …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are intermetallic alloys displaying recoverable strains that can
be an order of magnitude greater than in traditional alloys due to their capacity to undergo a …

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 …

Low cycle fatigue properties of a commercial pseudoelastic Ni-rich Nickel–Titanium alloy
have been analyzed. In particular, strain controlled pull–pull fatigue tests have been carried …

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 …

Abstract Fracture behavior of Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) and their self-healing
property is one of the up-to-date subjects through the literature, where only a few researches …

Crack tip stress-induced phase transformation mechanisms in nickel–titanium alloys (NiTi),
subjected to fatigue mechanical loads, have been analyzed by full field measurement …

A novel approach, based on nanoindentation experiments, for analysing temperature
dependent local phase transformations in shape memory alloys is proposed. The method …

Temperature dependent fracture properties of NiTi-based Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs),
within the pseudoelastic regime, were analyzed. In particular, the effective Stress Intensity …

Microstructural damage induced by fatigue mechanical loads in nickel-titanium (NiTi) based
shape memory alloys is analyzed by instrumented indentation. To this aim, two indentation …