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Experimental investigation of the cyclic degradation of the one-way shape memory effect of NiTi alloys

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Based on stress- and strain-controlled cyclic tension-unloading-heat-cooling tests, cyclic degradation of the one-way shape memory effect (OWSME) of NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) was investigated. It was seen, in thermo-mechanical coupled cyclic tests, that residual strain after each cycle accumulated, but the martensite reorientation stress and dissipation energy-per-cycle decreased as the number of cycles increased. Meanwhile, the cyclic degradation of OWSME was aggravated by increasing the stress/strain amplitude. In addition, the stress-strain response of NiTi SMAs was further investigated by performing simultaneous thermo-mechanical coupled cyclic tests with various phase-angle differences between the mechanical and thermal cyclic loadings. It can be concluded that such cyclic response depends significantly on prescribed phase-angle differences. Obtained experimental results are helpful for both the development of constitutive models and engineering applications of NiTi SMAs.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11532010 and 11602203) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. 2682018CX43).

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  1. Institute of Applied Mechanics, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China

    Tian-xing Zhao, Guo-zheng Kang, Chao Yu & Qian-hua Kan

  2. Applied Mechanics and Structure Safety Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Mechanics and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China

    Tian-xing Zhao, Guo-zheng Kang, Chao Yu & Qian-hua Kan

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Zhao, Tx., Kang, Gz., Yu, C. et al. Experimental investigation of the cyclic degradation of the one-way shape memory effect of NiTi alloys. Int J Miner Metall Mater 26, 1539–1550 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-019-1884-8

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