The remarkable properties of shape memory alloys have facilitated their applications in
many areas of technology. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of …

Performance degradation in shape memory alloys (SMA) arises due to a gradual loss of
strain recoverability attributable to slip mediated plasticity. The slip-induced changes in …

Laser powder bed fusion is a promising additive manufacturing technique for the fabrication
of NiTi shape memory alloy parts with complex geometries that are otherwise difficult to …

There is a growing interest in using additive manufacturing to produce smart structures,
which have the capability to respond to thermal and mechanical stimuli. In this report …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs), such as Nitinol (ie, NiTi), are of great importance in
biomedical and engineering applications due to their unique superelasticity and shape …

Writing a book on smart materials bears a certain semblance to purchasing a high-end
laptop—due to rapid advances in the field, it is tempting to postpone the decision every six …

This work studies the impact of selective laser melting (SLM) fabrication on the
microstructure and texture of Ni-rich NiTi alloy. SLM NiTi samples were fabricated with a …

Recent years have witnessed extensive investigations of additively manufactured NiTi alloys
using laser-source techniques. This study reports a selective electron beam melting process …

Abstract Martensitic Ni 50 Ti 50 wires and sheets with different textures were tensile tested in
the temperature range between− 100° C and 60° C. The effect of texture and temperature on …

This study is the first study on the compressive and tensile stress-strain revealing the
deformation anisotropy among laser powder bed fusion NiTi parts fabricated with the same …