The microstructure and transformation behavior of Ni50Ti45Ta5 shape memory alloy were investigated using optical microscope, EPMA, X-ray diffraction and DSC methods. The microstructures are primary NiTi dendrite and n...The microstructure and transformation behavior of Ni50Ti45Ta5 shape memory alloy were investigated using optical microscope, EPMA, X-ray diffraction and DSC methods. The microstructures are primary NiTi dendrite and net-like eutectic. The room temperature phases of this alloy are B2 austenite with lattice parameter a=0.302 5 nm, B19′ martensite with lattice parameters a=0.290 nm, b=0.412 nm and c=0.473 nm, β=98.2° and a body center cubic β-Ta with lattice parameter a′=0.330 4 nm. A maximal shape memory recovery strain of 5.6% is obtained after deformation to （6.4%.） The reverse transformation temperatures increase and the forward transformation temperatures decrease in the first heating/cooling cycle after deformation. The reverse transformation heat also increases with increasing deformation. The phenomenon disappears in the second heating/cooling cycle. It is closely related to the variation of elastic energy and irreversible energies during deformation.展开更多
文摘The microstructure and transformation behavior of Ni50Ti45Ta5 shape memory alloy were investigated using optical microscope, EPMA, X-ray diffraction and DSC methods. The microstructures are primary NiTi dendrite and net-like eutectic. The room temperature phases of this alloy are B2 austenite with lattice parameter a=0.302 5 nm, B19′ martensite with lattice parameters a=0.290 nm, b=0.412 nm and c=0.473 nm, β=98.2° and a body center cubic β-Ta with lattice parameter a′=0.330 4 nm. A maximal shape memory recovery strain of 5.6% is obtained after deformation to （6.4%.） The reverse transformation temperatures increase and the forward transformation temperatures decrease in the first heating/cooling cycle after deformation. The reverse transformation heat also increases with increasing deformation. The phenomenon disappears in the second heating/cooling cycle. It is closely related to the variation of elastic energy and irreversible energies during deformation.
