Melt-cast microfibers of Cu-based shape memory alloy adopt a favorable texture for superelasticity

Continuous production of shape memory alloy (SMA) fibers and microfibers is a non-trivial task due to the challenges associated with their undeformed memory and, for many copper-based SMAs, brittleness in non-engineered forms. Here we demonstrate the direct continuous casting of super-meter-scale Cu...

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Main Authors: Tuncer, Nihan (Contributor), Schuh, Christopher A (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-30T17:29:46Z.
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520 |a Continuous production of shape memory alloy (SMA) fibers and microfibers is a non-trivial task due to the challenges associated with their undeformed memory and, for many copper-based SMAs, brittleness in non-engineered forms. Here we demonstrate the direct continuous casting of super-meter-scale Cu-based SMA microfibers into a desirable oligocrystalline microstructure that is not brittle. The melt-casting process used here develops a favorable texture as well, leading to large superelastic strains (above 8%), beyond what is typical for non-single-crystal SMAs. Keywords: Shape memory alloys; Fibers; Martensitic phase transformations 
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