Investigation of interfacial shear stresses, shape fixity, and actuation strain in composites incorporating shape memory polymers and shape memory alloys

Shape memory composites (SMCs) based on shape memory alloys (SMAs) and shape memory polymers (SMPs) allow many design possibilities due to their controllable temperature-dependent mechanical properties. The complementary characteristics of SMAs and SMPs can be utilized in systems with shape recovery...

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Main Authors: Jungkyu ePark, Leon eHeadings, Marcelo J Dapino, Jeffery W Baur, Gyaneshwar P Tandon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmats.2015.00012/full