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The objective of this study was to develop a numerical model of the superelastic behavior of shape memory alloys (SMA) on a macro-scale level. Results from a study on this behavior under tension and pure bending tests are presented and discussed. Two SMA samples were used in the experimental work and subjected to various loading paths in tension and pure bending: a single crystalline CuZnAl alloy and polycrystalline NiTi wire. Bending tests were performed under a pure bending loading condition on a new testing apparatus designed for the specific needs of this study. The experimental part of this study focused mainly on the response of the SMA to the loading paths in a quasi-plastic domain where the deformation mechanism is dominantly governed by the stress-induced martensitic transformation. Experimental results obtained from the NiTi polycrystals by tensile tests indicate that the superelastic SMA exhibits sufficient repeatability useful enough for a modeling task, while similar results obtained from the single crystalline CuZnAl indicate that the same modeling approach is not easily feasible. The facts have been qualitatively verified by the experimental data from pure bending tests, and a further area as study is suggested.
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Bundara, B., Tokuda, M., Kuselj, B. et al. Superelastic tension and bending characteristics of shape memory alloys. Metals and Materials 6, 293–299 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03028074
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