The effect of heat treatment on shape memory properties of the ductile CuAlMn alloys was studied. The results show that the heating temperature for the solution treatment should be around 100 ℃ above the transformati...The effect of heat treatment on shape memory properties of the ductile CuAlMn alloys was studied. The results show that the heating temperature for the solution treatment should be around 100 ℃ above the transformation temperature in order to obtain good shape memory properties, heating for 10 min at this temperature doesn’t have much influence on the shape memory properties, faster cooling rate helps to obtain good shape memory properties and the shape recovery rate(SRR) decreases with raising ageing temperatures. For Cu 16Al 10Mn alloy, the heat treatment process to acquire higher recovery rate is heating at 800 ℃ for 15 min, quenching into ice water and ageing below 150 ℃ for 15 min. For Cu 17Al 10Mn alloy, the process is the same except heating at 700 ℃.[展开更多
The influence of aging treatment on transformation behavior and shape memory of the Ti 50_x Ni_(48) Fe_2 Nb_x(x=0,0.6,0.8,1.0,and 1.2) alloys was investigated using differential scanning calorimeter(DSC),mechanical dr...The influence of aging treatment on transformation behavior and shape memory of the Ti 50_x Ni_(48) Fe_2 Nb_x(x=0,0.6,0.8,1.0,and 1.2) alloys was investigated using differential scanning calorimeter(DSC),mechanical drawing machine,and microhardness tester in this paper.It is indicated that the aging treatment has a significant effect on the phase transformation temperatures(M_s,M_f,M_p,A_s,A_f,and A_p) and microhardness of the samples.The phase transformation temperatures are found to decrease initially with the increasing aging temperature from 300 to 500 ℃ and increase with further increase of the aging temperature.The aging treatment at intermediate temperature between 400 and 500 ℃ results in an improved shape memory effect.In addition,the highest microhardness value is also obtained.展开更多
A TiNi-alloy is solution-treated in a vacuum furnace of 6.7×10^-3 Pa at 1 223 K for 3.6 ks, and then aged at 773 K for 1.8 ks. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements show that after the heat-t...A TiNi-alloy is solution-treated in a vacuum furnace of 6.7×10^-3 Pa at 1 223 K for 3.6 ks, and then aged at 773 K for 1.8 ks. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements show that after the heat-treatment, takes place a two-step reverse Martensitic transformation, from which results the two-stage recovery strain in a prestrained Martensitic TiNi-alloy wire during heating. The Vickers microhardness indentation test in cross-sectional areas of the TiNi-alloy wire indicates the compositional heterogeneity between its surface layers and its inside. The fact that the sizes of the indentation in surface layers smaller than those in the inside bears witness to the existence of slightly harder surface layers. It is believed that these phenomena are related to the compositional fluctuation caused by the evaporation and oxidization of Ti-element during the solution-treatment and heterogeneity formed during the subsequent aging treatment.展开更多
A reversible martensitic transformation (MT) takes place during cooling and heating in the solution quenched and the solution quenched plus aged Ni59AlHMn30 alloy The MT temperature increases with increasing solution ...A reversible martensitic transformation (MT) takes place during cooling and heating in the solution quenched and the solution quenched plus aged Ni59AlHMn30 alloy The MT temperature increases with increasing solution temperature. The excellent MT characteristics can be obtained from a process of lOOCTC solution quenched plus 400 °C aged. Follow this process, the MT start temperature (Ms) and the reverse MT finish temperature (Af) are 469*C and 548"C, respectively. The martensitic stabilization effect in the solution quenched and aged Ni59AlnMn3o alloy is observed as an increase in the Af temperature of the first reverse MT during thermal cycles. This stabilization effect vanishes from the second thermal cycle. Thermal cycling can enhance the stability of the reversible MT. The microstructure of the quenched NisgAlnMnjo alloy consists of martensite (M) and gamma phase. The volume fraction of gamma phase is about 40%. The substructure of M and gamma phase is twins and dislocations, respectively. The hardness of M is higher than that of gamma phase. After aging treatment the basic phases of alloy do not change, but the hardness of the phases increases.展开更多
The effects of H2O2 pretreatment on the surface characteristics and bioactivity of NaOH-treated NiTi shape memory alloy(SMA)were investigated by scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,X-ray photoelectron spect...The effects of H2O2 pretreatment on the surface characteristics and bioactivity of NaOH-treated NiTi shape memory alloy(SMA)were investigated by scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,Raman spectra,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as well as a simulated body fluid(SBF)soaking test.It is found that the H2O2 pretreatment can lead to the direct creation of more Ti—OH groups and the decrease in the amount of Ni2O3,Na2TiO3 and remnant NiTi phases on the surfaces of bioactive NiTi SMA prepared by NaOH treatment.As a result,the induction period of apatite formation is shortened by dispensing with the slow kinetic formation process of Ti—OH groups via an exchange of Na+ ions from Na2TiO3 phase with H3O+ ions in SBF,which indicates that the bioactivity of NaOH-treated NiTi SMA can be further improved by the H2O2 pretreatment.展开更多
The effect of heat treatment on the phase transformation behavior of TiNiCu shape memory alloy wires and the temperature memory effect in this alloy were investigated by the resistance method. These results showed tha...The effect of heat treatment on the phase transformation behavior of TiNiCu shape memory alloy wires and the temperature memory effect in this alloy were investigated by the resistance method. These results showed that with increasing annealing temperature and annealing time, the phase transformation temperatures of TiNiCu wires were shifted to higher temperatures in the heating and cooling process. It was also found that incomplete thermal cycles, upon heating the TiNiCu wires, which were arrested at a temperature between the start and finish temperatures of the reverse martensite transformation, could induce a kinetic stop in the next complete thermal cycle. The kinetic stop temperature was closely related to the previous arrested temperature. This phenomenon was defined as the temperature memory effect. The result of this study was consistent with the previous report on the phenomenon obtained using the differential scanning calorimetry method, indicating that temperature memory effect was a common phenomenon in shape memory alloys.展开更多
The transformation behavior of a TiNiCu shape memory alloy electrolyticallycharged with hydrogen was investigated by means of different scanning calorimetry (DSC), opticalmicroscope and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The re...The transformation behavior of a TiNiCu shape memory alloy electrolyticallycharged with hydrogen was investigated by means of different scanning calorimetry (DSC), opticalmicroscope and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results showed that inter- and inner-granular hydridesformed after charging with hydrogen, and the hydrides suppressed martensitic transformation. Theelectrolytically charged hydrogen can be easily released by heat treatment and the transformationoccurred again, which was verified by the DSC and XRD experiments.展开更多
The basic martensitic transformation (MT) properties of Ru50Ta50 alloy, i.e. MT temperature (MTT), temperature hysteresis (△T), and MT heat (△H) were investigated in this paper. The effects of heat treatment...The basic martensitic transformation (MT) properties of Ru50Ta50 alloy, i.e. MT temperature (MTT), temperature hysteresis (△T), and MT heat (△H) were investigated in this paper. The effects of heat treatment and thermal cycling on MT behavior of Ru50Ta50 alloy, the deformation and microstructure characteristics of Ru50Ta50 alloy were also studied for its engineering application as high temperature actuator/sensor materials by means of differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, optical microscope, and hardness test. The results showed that a two-stage reversible MT takes place in Ru50Ta50 alloy. The two-stage MT starting temperatures (Ms^1, Ms^2) and the temperature hysteresis (△T1, △T2) are 1047, 784 and 11, 14℃, respectively. No significant effect of aging treatment and thermal cycling on MTT and AT of Ru50Ta50 alloy were observed, but △H decreases slowly with increasing thermal cycles. The hardness and brittleness of Ru50Ta50 alloy are high. The deformation mode of RuTa alloys is twinning.展开更多
The method controlling grain shape in TMT processing and the effect of grain shape on char- acteristic parameters in superplastic deformation were discussed.The accommodation velocity of grahl boundary sliding,which i...The method controlling grain shape in TMT processing and the effect of grain shape on char- acteristic parameters in superplastic deformation were discussed.The accommodation velocity of grahl boundary sliding,which is the dominant mechanism in superplastic deformation,and the contribution of each mechanism to the total strain,as influenced by grain shape,were ana- lyzed.Grain shape has been shown to be an essential structural factor for superplasticity.Then an analysis was made about the effect of grain shape on the region transition strain rate so that a new concept,critical aspect for superplasticity,was worked out.These predictions were compared with the measured results in an Al-Zn-Mg alloy.展开更多
文摘The effect of heat treatment on shape memory properties of the ductile CuAlMn alloys was studied. The results show that the heating temperature for the solution treatment should be around 100 ℃ above the transformation temperature in order to obtain good shape memory properties, heating for 10 min at this temperature doesn’t have much influence on the shape memory properties, faster cooling rate helps to obtain good shape memory properties and the shape recovery rate(SRR) decreases with raising ageing temperatures. For Cu 16Al 10Mn alloy, the heat treatment process to acquire higher recovery rate is heating at 800 ℃ for 15 min, quenching into ice water and ageing below 150 ℃ for 15 min. For Cu 17Al 10Mn alloy, the process is the same except heating at 700 ℃.[
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50921003)
文摘The influence of aging treatment on transformation behavior and shape memory of the Ti 50_x Ni_(48) Fe_2 Nb_x(x=0,0.6,0.8,1.0,and 1.2) alloys was investigated using differential scanning calorimeter(DSC),mechanical drawing machine,and microhardness tester in this paper.It is indicated that the aging treatment has a significant effect on the phase transformation temperatures(M_s,M_f,M_p,A_s,A_f,and A_p) and microhardness of the samples.The phase transformation temperatures are found to decrease initially with the increasing aging temperature from 300 to 500 ℃ and increase with further increase of the aging temperature.The aging treatment at intermediate temperature between 400 and 500 ℃ results in an improved shape memory effect.In addition,the highest microhardness value is also obtained.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (50471021)Beijing Municipal Program of Education Committee.
文摘A TiNi-alloy is solution-treated in a vacuum furnace of 6.7×10^-3 Pa at 1 223 K for 3.6 ks, and then aged at 773 K for 1.8 ks. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements show that after the heat-treatment, takes place a two-step reverse Martensitic transformation, from which results the two-stage recovery strain in a prestrained Martensitic TiNi-alloy wire during heating. The Vickers microhardness indentation test in cross-sectional areas of the TiNi-alloy wire indicates the compositional heterogeneity between its surface layers and its inside. The fact that the sizes of the indentation in surface layers smaller than those in the inside bears witness to the existence of slightly harder surface layers. It is believed that these phenomena are related to the compositional fluctuation caused by the evaporation and oxidization of Ti-element during the solution-treatment and heterogeneity formed during the subsequent aging treatment.
基金supported by the Science Foundation of Shaanxi University of Technology(No.SLG0332).
文摘A reversible martensitic transformation (MT) takes place during cooling and heating in the solution quenched and the solution quenched plus aged Ni59AlHMn30 alloy The MT temperature increases with increasing solution temperature. The excellent MT characteristics can be obtained from a process of lOOCTC solution quenched plus 400 °C aged. Follow this process, the MT start temperature (Ms) and the reverse MT finish temperature (Af) are 469*C and 548"C, respectively. The martensitic stabilization effect in the solution quenched and aged Ni59AlnMn3o alloy is observed as an increase in the Af temperature of the first reverse MT during thermal cycles. This stabilization effect vanishes from the second thermal cycle. Thermal cycling can enhance the stability of the reversible MT. The microstructure of the quenched NisgAlnMnjo alloy consists of martensite (M) and gamma phase. The volume fraction of gamma phase is about 40%. The substructure of M and gamma phase is twins and dislocations, respectively. The hardness of M is higher than that of gamma phase. After aging treatment the basic phases of alloy do not change, but the hardness of the phases increases.
基金Project(50501007) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(BK2003062) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China+2 种基金Project(CityU 1/04C) supported by Hong Kong Research Grants Countil(RGC) Central Allocation Group ResearchProject(4012001007) supported by Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers of Southeast UniversityProject(9212001352) supported by Pre-research Project for National Natural Science Foundation in Southeast University,China
文摘The effects of H2O2 pretreatment on the surface characteristics and bioactivity of NaOH-treated NiTi shape memory alloy(SMA)were investigated by scanning electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,Raman spectra,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as well as a simulated body fluid(SBF)soaking test.It is found that the H2O2 pretreatment can lead to the direct creation of more Ti—OH groups and the decrease in the amount of Ni2O3,Na2TiO3 and remnant NiTi phases on the surfaces of bioactive NiTi SMA prepared by NaOH treatment.As a result,the induction period of apatite formation is shortened by dispensing with the slow kinetic formation process of Ti—OH groups via an exchange of Na+ ions from Na2TiO3 phase with H3O+ ions in SBF,which indicates that the bioactivity of NaOH-treated NiTi SMA can be further improved by the H2O2 pretreatment.
文摘The effect of heat treatment on the phase transformation behavior of TiNiCu shape memory alloy wires and the temperature memory effect in this alloy were investigated by the resistance method. These results showed that with increasing annealing temperature and annealing time, the phase transformation temperatures of TiNiCu wires were shifted to higher temperatures in the heating and cooling process. It was also found that incomplete thermal cycles, upon heating the TiNiCu wires, which were arrested at a temperature between the start and finish temperatures of the reverse martensite transformation, could induce a kinetic stop in the next complete thermal cycle. The kinetic stop temperature was closely related to the previous arrested temperature. This phenomenon was defined as the temperature memory effect. The result of this study was consistent with the previous report on the phenomenon obtained using the differential scanning calorimetry method, indicating that temperature memory effect was a common phenomenon in shape memory alloys.
基金This project is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10175042) and by the Pro-gram for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities.
文摘The transformation behavior of a TiNiCu shape memory alloy electrolyticallycharged with hydrogen was investigated by means of different scanning calorimetry (DSC), opticalmicroscope and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results showed that inter- and inner-granular hydridesformed after charging with hydrogen, and the hydrides suppressed martensitic transformation. Theelectrolytically charged hydrogen can be easily released by heat treatment and the transformationoccurred again, which was verified by the DSC and XRD experiments.
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (No.2005E121)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi University of Technology(Nos.SLG0332,SLGQD0403).
文摘The basic martensitic transformation (MT) properties of Ru50Ta50 alloy, i.e. MT temperature (MTT), temperature hysteresis (△T), and MT heat (△H) were investigated in this paper. The effects of heat treatment and thermal cycling on MT behavior of Ru50Ta50 alloy, the deformation and microstructure characteristics of Ru50Ta50 alloy were also studied for its engineering application as high temperature actuator/sensor materials by means of differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, optical microscope, and hardness test. The results showed that a two-stage reversible MT takes place in Ru50Ta50 alloy. The two-stage MT starting temperatures (Ms^1, Ms^2) and the temperature hysteresis (△T1, △T2) are 1047, 784 and 11, 14℃, respectively. No significant effect of aging treatment and thermal cycling on MTT and AT of Ru50Ta50 alloy were observed, but △H decreases slowly with increasing thermal cycles. The hardness and brittleness of Ru50Ta50 alloy are high. The deformation mode of RuTa alloys is twinning.
文摘The method controlling grain shape in TMT processing and the effect of grain shape on char- acteristic parameters in superplastic deformation were discussed.The accommodation velocity of grahl boundary sliding,which is the dominant mechanism in superplastic deformation,and the contribution of each mechanism to the total strain,as influenced by grain shape,were ana- lyzed.Grain shape has been shown to be an essential structural factor for superplasticity.Then an analysis was made about the effect of grain shape on the region transition strain rate so that a new concept,critical aspect for superplasticity,was worked out.These predictions were compared with the measured results in an Al-Zn-Mg alloy.