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  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
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18 Pages

Development of High-Entropy Shape-Memory Alloys: A Review

  • Guoqiang Fu,
  • Xinnuo Liu,
  • Xiaoyang Yi,
  • Shangzhou Zhang,
  • Xinjian Cao,
  • Xianglong Meng,
  • Zhiyong Gao and
  • Haizhen Wang

16 July 2023

High-entropy shape-memory alloys (HESMAs) exhibit unique properties, including high yield strength, a wide temperature range of phase transformation, and excellent thermal cycling stability, among others. Hence, they have broad prospects for research...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,170 Views
8 Pages

Shape-Memory Alloys—Application in Shrink-Fit Joints

  • Elitsa Tomova-Damyanova,
  • Vladislav Ivanov,
  • Georgi Tonkov,
  • Veselin Tsonev and
  • Nikola Kuzmanov

Shape-memory alloys have various applications in different fields including medicine, robotics, aeronautics, and micro-electromechanical systems. This paper discusses shrink-fit joints formed by shape-memory alloy elements and their application for t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,627 Views
10 Pages

Fatigue Characteristics of Fe-Based Shape-Memory Alloys

  • Ki-Nam Hong,
  • Yeong-Mo Yeon,
  • Won-Bo Shim and
  • Sang-Won Ji

22 August 2020

This study reports the details of an experimental study of fatigue behavior of two types of Fe-based shape-memory alloys (Fe–SMAs). The two types of Fe–SMAs developed for this study were used to prepare specimens according to ISO 12106 st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
5,678 Views
13 Pages

Surface Analysis of Wire-Electrical-Discharge-Machining-Processed Shape-Memory Alloys

  • Rakesh Chaudhari,
  • Jay J. Vora,
  • Vivek Patel,
  • L. N. López de Lacalle and
  • D. M. Parikh

22 January 2020

Shape-memory alloys such as nitinol are gaining popularity as advanced materials in the aerospace, medical, and automobile sectors. However, nitinol is a difficult-to-cut material because of its versatile specific properties such as the shape-memory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,715 Views
16 Pages

The Influence of Thermal History on the Multistage Transformation of NiTi Shape-Memory Alloys

  • Isabel Ruiz-Larrea,
  • Angel López-Echarri,
  • Tomasz Breczewski,
  • Gabriel A. López,
  • Iñaki Lopez-Ferreño,
  • María L. Nó and
  • Jose M. San Juan

7 April 2018

The multistage martensitic phase transformation of a polycrystalline NiTi shape-memory alloy (50.3 at. %Ni–49.7 at. % Ti) has been studied by means of calorimetric measurements. After a conventional thermal treatment followed by successive thermal cy...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,554 Views
8 Pages

Predictions of Lattice Parameters in NiTi High-Entropy Shape-Memory Alloys Using Different Machine Learning Models

  • Tu-Ngoc Lam,
  • Jiajun Jiang,
  • Min-Cheng Hsu,
  • Shr-Ruei Tsai,
  • Mao-Yuan Luo,
  • Shuo-Ting Hsu,
  • Wen-Jay Lee,
  • Chung-Hao Chen and
  • E-Wen Huang

27 September 2024

This work applied three machine learning (ML) models—linear regression (LR), random forest (RF), and support vector regression (SVR)—to predict the lattice parameters of the monoclinic B19′ phase in two distinct training datasets: p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,494 Views
14 Pages

Equivalent Heat Treatments and Mechanical Properties in Cold-Rolled TiNiFe Shape-Memory Alloys

  • Shuwei Liu,
  • Songxiao Hui,
  • Yanfeng Li,
  • Xiaoyun Song,
  • Yang Yu and
  • Wenjun Ye

28 November 2023

Heat treatments after cold rolling for TiNiFe shape-memory alloys have been compared. After EBSD analysis and as calculated by the Avrami model and Arrhenius equation, the relationship between the heat-treatment temperature and manufacturing time of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,304 Views
15 Pages

A Smart Rehabilitation Glove Based on Shape-Memory Alloys for Stroke Recovery

  • Yutong Xie,
  • Songrhon Sun,
  • Yiwen Liu,
  • Fei Xiao,
  • Weijie Li,
  • Shukun Wu,
  • Xiaorong Cai,
  • Xifan Ding and
  • Xuejun Jin

27 June 2025

Stroke-induced hand dysfunction substantially impairs patients’ quality of life, creating an urgent need for portable, adaptive rehabilitation devices. This study introduces a smart rehabilitation glove actuated by shape-memory alloy (SMA) wire...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,121 Views
16 Pages

1 July 2020

Nickel–Titanium (NiTi)-based shape-memory alloys (SMA) are utilized in automotive, biomedical, microsystem applications because of their excellent shape memory effect, biocompatibility and super elastic properties. These alloys are considered d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
7,566 Views
22 Pages

14 October 2020

Recent developments in bioinspired technologies combined with the advance of intelligent and soft materials have allowed soft robots to replicate the behavior of different animal species. These devices can perform complicated tasks such as reaching o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,455 Views
12 Pages

28 August 2024

NbRu has a potential as a high-temperature shape-memory alloy (HTSMA) because it has a martensitic transformation temperature above 1000 °C. However, its shape-memory properties could be improved for consideration in the aerospace and automotive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,286 Views
14 Pages

TiNi-Based Bi-Metallic Shape-Memory Alloy by Laser-Directed Energy Deposition

  • Yitao Chen,
  • Cesar Ortiz Rios,
  • Braden McLain,
  • Joseph W. Newkirk and
  • Frank Liou

1 June 2022

In this study, laser-directed energy deposition was applied to build a Ti-rich ternary Ti–Ni–Cu shape-memory alloy onto a TiNi shape-memory alloy substrate to realize the joining of the multifunctional bi-metallic shape-memory alloy struc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
9,131 Views
14 Pages

21 November 2018

Martensitic transformation, reverse martensitic transformation, twinning, and detwinning of equiatomic nickel–titanium shape-memory alloy (NiTi SMA) under the action of a shock wave are studied using a molecular-dynamics simulation. In the load...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,630 Views
13 Pages

8 November 2019

Smart textiles are flexible materials with interactive capabilities such as sensing, actuation, and computing, and in recent years have garnered considerable interest. Shape-memory alloy (SMA) wire is well-suited for smart textiles due to its high st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,796 Views
15 Pages

26 July 2023

The widespread use of smartphones and smart wearable devices has created a great demand for vibrators with complex vibration patterns driven by simple circuits. In our previous studies, we observed that a filiform shape-memory alloy (SMA) wire will s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,394 Views
20 Pages

Research on a Novel Shape-Memory Alloy Artificial Muscle with Active and Passive Heat Dissipation

  • Qin Zhang,
  • Liang Xu,
  • Hao Chen,
  • Zhou Li,
  • Liwu Huang and
  • Sicheng Yi

15 May 2025

Due to their high energy density and favorable load-to-weight ratio, shape-memory alloy (SMA) materials are ideal actuation sources for soft robots. However, the relatively long cooling time of SMA wires in soft bodies limits their response speed. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,616 Views
12 Pages

The Potential of Shape Memory Alloys in Riveting Applications

  • Edgar Camacho,
  • Patrícia Freitas Rodrigues and
  • Francisco Manuel Braz Fernandes

20 November 2024

This study explores the use of shape memory alloys, specifically nickel-titanium (NiTi- Ti-rich), in plate joining processes through riveting. Through the shape memory effect (SME), SMAs offer innovative solutions for joining components, mainly in th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,592 Views
24 Pages

Recent Developments in Ultrafine Shape Memory Alloys Using Amorphous Precursors

  • Sung-Hwan Hong,
  • Hae-Jin Park,
  • Gi-An Song and
  • Ki-Buem Kim

24 November 2023

In this review, we systematically reviewed the recent advances in the development of ultrafine shape memory alloys with unique shape memory effects and superelastic behavior using amorphous metallic materials. Its scientific contribution involves def...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,798 Views
13 Pages

24 August 2022

Shape-memory alloy (SMA) honeycomb arrays have drawn worldwide attention for their potential active applications in smart morphing wings. However, the manufacturing of complex active SMA honeycomb arrays via conventional processes is a difficult task...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,752 Views
23 Pages

Shape Memory Alloys Applied to Automotive Adaptive Aerodynamics

  • Miriam Battaglia,
  • Andrea Sellitto,
  • Angela Giamundo,
  • Michele Visone and
  • Aniello Riccio

5 July 2023

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are gaining popularity in the fields of automotive and aerospace engineering due to their unique thermomechanical properties. This paper proposes a numerical implementation of a comprehensive constitutive model for simulati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,362 Views
12 Pages

Uncommon Cold-Rolling Faults in an Fe–Mn–Si–Cr Shape-Memory Alloy

  • Gheorghe Bădărău,
  • Mihai Popa,
  • George Stoian,
  • Ana-Maria Roman,
  • Radu-Ioachim Comăneci,
  • Bogdan Pricop,
  • Nicanor Cimpoeșu and
  • Leandru-Gheorghe Bujoreanu

2 March 2024

The paper analyzes the occurrence of evenly spaced cracks on the surface of lamellar specimens of Fe-28Mn-6Si-5Cr (mass %) shape-memory alloy (SMA), during cold rolling. The specimens were hot rolled and normalized and developed cold rolling cracks w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,303 Views
12 Pages

Shape Memory Properties and Microstructure of FeNiCoAlTaB Shape Memory Alloys

  • Li-Wei Tseng,
  • Po-Yu Lee,
  • Nian-Hu Lu,
  • Yi-Ting Hsu and
  • Chih-Hsuan Chen

22 May 2023

The three-point-bending shape memory properties, microstructure, and magnetic properties of Fe40.95Ni28Co17Al11.5Ta2.5B0.05 (at.%) alloys were investigated. The magnetic results showed a martensitic transformation in the samples that were aged at 700...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,169 Views
16 Pages

22 May 2022

For the first time, uniaxial megaplastic compression was successfully applied to a polycrystalline shape-memory Cu-Al-Ni-based alloy. The samples before and after uniaxial megaplastic compression were examined by methods of X-ray diffraction, optical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,811 Views
18 Pages

Proof of Concept of a New Revision Procedure for Ceramic Inlays of Acetabular Cups Using a Shape-Memory Alloy Actuator System

  • Christian Rotsch,
  • Karoline Kemter-Esser,
  • Johanna Dohndorf,
  • Kerstin Funke,
  • Christoph-Eckhard Heyde and
  • Welf-Guntram Drossel

The revision of ceramic inlays of acetabular cups is a challenging surgical procedure. The mechanical impact during the inlay extraction process can damage the ceramic or metal cup rim. To avoid these risks, a concept for a new revision procedure was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,624 Views
21 Pages

Morphing Spoiler for Adaptive Aerodynamics by Shape Memory Alloys

  • Aniello Riccio,
  • Andrea Sellitto and
  • Miriam Battaglia

1 September 2024

The automotive industry is continuously looking for innovative solutions to improve vehicle aerodynamics and efficiency. The research introduces a significant breakthrough in the field of automotive aerodynamics by employing shape memory alloys as bi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,783 Views
21 Pages

5 January 2022

A novel Ti-Ni-Hf-Cu-Nb shape memory alloy has been developed by a new combinatorial alloy synthesis method, the Suspended Droplet Alloying. The influence of alloying elements on the transformation temperature, the microstructure and the shape memory...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,657 Views
10 Pages

21 November 2020

Shape memory alloys and polymers are a class of smart materials that remember a pre-trained shape or form when exposed to an appropriate temperature. In this work, shape memory alloys consisting of wires, 1-way springs, and 2-way springs are describe...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,948 Views
26 Pages

17 August 2023

Shape memory effects coupled with superelasticity are the distinctive characteristics of shape memory alloys (SMAs), a type of metal. When these alloys are subject to thermomechanical processing, they have the inherent ability to react to stimuli, su...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,587 Views
15 Pages

18 July 2021

To date, research on the physical and mechanical behavior of nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy (NiTi SMA) has focused on the macroscopic physical properties, equation of state, strength constitution, phase transition induced by temperature and stres...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,596 Views
22 Pages

13 July 2020

Tensile-compressive asymmetry and the ratcheting effect are two significant characteristics of shape memory alloys (SMAs) during uniaxial cyclic tests, thus having received substantial attention in research. In this study, by redefining the internal...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,234 Views
23 Pages

Acoustic Emissions during Structural Changes in Shape Memory Alloys

  • Dezső László Beke,
  • Lajos Daróczi,
  • László Zoltán Tóth,
  • Melinda Kalmárné Bolgár,
  • Nora Mohareb Samy and
  • Anikó Hudák

9 January 2019

Structural changes (martensitic transformation, rearrangements of martensitic variants) in shape memory alloys have an intermittent character that is accompanied by the emission of different (thermal, acoustic, and magnetic) noises, which are fingerp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,834 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Stoichiometry on Shape Memory Properties and Functional Stability of Ti–Ni–Pd Alloys

  • Yuki Hattori,
  • Takahiro Taguchi,
  • Hee Young Kim and
  • Shuichi Miyazaki

8 March 2019

Ti–Ni–Pd shape memory alloys are promising candidates for high-temperature actuators operating at above 373 K. One of the key issues in developing high-temperature shape memory alloys is the degradation of shape memory properties and dime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,471 Views
15 Pages

20 January 2014

Based on the experimental results and the finite element analysis, a constitutive model is proposed for two phase shape memory alloys by introducing a compensative volumetric strain into a constrained relationship between the two phases, accounting f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,546 Views
17 Pages

21 July 2023

Shape memory alloys (SMA) are functional materials known for their shape memory and pseudoelastic properties, which originated from a thermoelastic phase transition between two solid phases: austenite and martensite. The ranges of temperature at whic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
5,772 Views
18 Pages

Review of Neural Network Modeling of Shape Memory Alloys

  • Rodayna Hmede,
  • Frédéric Chapelle and
  • Yuri Lapusta

27 July 2022

Shape memory materials are smart materials that stand out because of several remarkable properties, including their shape memory effect. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are largely used members of this family and have been innovatively employed in various...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,679 Views
13 Pages

Magnetic Properties of FeNiCoAlTiNb Shape Memory Alloys

  • Chau-Yi Tsai,
  • Li-Wei Tseng,
  • Yu-Chih Tzeng and
  • Po-Yu Lee

17 January 2022

The magnetic properties of the new Fe41Ni28Co17Al11.5(Ti+Nb)2.5 (at. %) shape memory alloy system were studied in this work. The magnetic properties were characterized by thermo-magnetization and a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). In iron-based s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,224 Views
15 Pages

Shape Memory Properties and Microstructure of New Iron-Based FeNiCoAlTiNb Shape Memory Alloys

  • Li-Wei Tseng,
  • Chih-Hsuan Chen,
  • Wei-Cheng Chen,
  • Yu Cheng and
  • Nian-Hu Lu

15 October 2021

The shape memory properties and microstructure of Fe41Ni28Co17Al11.5(Ti+Nb)2.5 (at.%) cold-rolled alloys were studied at the first time using the values reported in constant stress thermal cycling experiments in a three-point bending test. Thermo-mag...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,003 Views
30 Pages

A Review of Additively Manufactured Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloys

  • Qian Sun,
  • Xiaojun Tan,
  • Mingjun Ding,
  • Bo Cao and
  • Takeshi Iwamoto

29 August 2024

Iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs), traditionally manufactured, are favored in engineering applications owing to their cost-effectiveness and ease of fabrication. However, the conventional manufacturing process of Fe-SMAs is time-consuming and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
9,431 Views
46 Pages

Transformation Volume Effects on Shape Memory Alloys

  • Volodymyr A. Chernenko,
  • Victor A. L'vov,
  • Eduard Cesari,
  • Anna Kosogor and
  • Jose M. Barandiaran

2 July 2013

It is generally accepted that the martensitic transformations (MTs) in the shape memory alloys (SMAs) are mainly characterized by the shear deformation of the crystal lattice that arises in the course of MT, while a comparatively small volume change...

  • Review
  • Open Access
902 Views
26 Pages

Phenomenological Modeling of Shape Memory Alloys: A Review of Macroscopic Approaches

  • Girolamo Costanza,
  • Maria Elisa Tata and
  • Saeed Danaee Barforooshi

20 November 2025

Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) have unique thermomechanical properties, including superelasticity and the shape memory effect, which has led them to be used in a wide range of applications, from biomedical devices to aerospace and civil engineering struc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
9,355 Views
36 Pages

24 June 2021

Typical shape memory alloy actuators provide a unique combination of large stresses and strains that result in work-per-volume larger by more than two orders of magnitude than all other actuation methods that are based on active materials. High-rate...

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,324 Views
21 Pages

18 November 2020

In this paper high-temperature shape memory alloys based on TiPd and TiPt are reviewed. The effect of the alloying elements in ternary TiPd and TiPt alloys on phase transformation and strain recovery is also discussed. Generally, the addition of allo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,179 Views
21 Pages

15 July 2025

Loading and clamping schemes significantly influence the behavior of shape memory alloys, specifically, the course of their solid-state transformations. This paper presents experimental and numerical findings regarding the nonlinear response of sampl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
244 Citations
19,803 Views
16 Pages

15 April 2020

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) show a particular behavior that is the ability to recuperate the original shape while heating above specific critical temperatures (shape memory effect) or to withstand high deformations recoverable while unloading (pseudoe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,923 Views
13 Pages

Applicability of Shape Memory Alloys in Aircraft Interiors

  • Antonia Weirich and
  • Bernd Kuhlenkötter

9 August 2019

This paper evaluates possible applications for SMAs (Shape Memory Alloys) based on the requirements in the field of aircraft interiors. The authors gather requirements regarding industry standards and regulations by detailed literature research and l...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,112 Views
18 Pages

Actuating Bimorph Microstructures with Magnetron-Sputtered Ti-Ni-Cu Shape Memory Alloy Films

  • Vlad Bolocan,
  • Dragos Valsan,
  • Aurel Ercuta and
  • Corneliu-Marius Craciunescu

26 November 2022

The generation of microactuation using narrow thermal hysteresis Ti-Ni-Cu shape-memory alloy films deposited on non-metallic substrates as the active element is studied based on a model previously developed for Ni-Ti/Si bimorphs. To this end, the com...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,055 Views
46 Pages

Optimising Additive Manufacturing of NiTi and NiMnGa Shape Memory Alloys: A Review

  • Ali Ramezannejad,
  • Daniel East,
  • Anthony Bruce Murphy,
  • Guoxing Lu and
  • Kun Vanna Yang

25 April 2025

NiTi and NiMnGa stand out as prime thermal and magnetic shape memory alloys (SMAs), possessing a superior shape memory effect (SME) and superelasticity (SE). These alloys have crucial current and potential future applications across industries. Addit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,345 Views
21 Pages

Application of Virtual Reality for Learning the Material Properties of Shape Memory Alloys

  • Wernhuar Tarng,
  • Chia-Jung Chen,
  • Chi-Young Lee,
  • Chih-Ming Lin and
  • Yu-Jun Lin

10 February 2019

A shape memory alloy (SMA) is an alloy which can eliminate deformation at lower temperatures and restore its original shape upon heating. SMAs have been receiving considerable attention in the research field of materials science, and their applicatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
107 Citations
6,778 Views
22 Pages

Multi-Response Optimization of WEDM Process Parameters for Machining of Superelastic Nitinol Shape-Memory Alloy Using a Heat-Transfer Search Algorithm

  • Rakesh Chaudhari,
  • Jay J. Vora,
  • S. S. Mani Prabu,
  • I. A. Palani,
  • Vivek K. Patel,
  • D. M. Parikh and
  • Luis Norberto López de Lacalle

18 April 2019

Nitinol, a shape-memory alloy (SMA), is gaining popularity for use in various applications. Machining of these SMAs poses a challenge during conventional machining. Henceforth, in the current study, the wire-electric discharge process has been attemp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,410 Views
11 Pages

In recent years, shape memory alloys (SMAs) have been applied in the vibration control of engineering structures due to their special properties such as super elasticity and high damping, and the study of the performance of SMA wires has been relativ...

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