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Recent Developments and Challenges in Shape Memory Technology

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Nickel-Titanium-based alloys (NiTi) represent structural materials with actor and sensor functions due to their shape memory properties. This is especially useful for actuator applications, e.g. in valves or switches. A temperature sensor is no longer needed because the material can be set to exhibit the shape memory effect at a given temperature in a certain temperature range. High actuator forces and strains can be generated in a small material volume, which is ideal for the miniaturization of technical devices. Recent developments and technological challenges in shape memory technology with a focus on the research of the interdisciplinary Center for Shape Memory Technology (SFB 459 - Formgedächtnistechnik) at the Ruhr-University Bochum are discussed.

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The authors acknowledge funding by the German Research Foundation DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) and the State North Rhine-Westphalia in the framework of projects T3 and Z of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 459 (Shape-Memory Technology).

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Institute for Materials, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany

    Matthias Frotscher & G. Eggeler

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  1. , Inst. of Nanostructure Tech. & Analytics, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, Kassel, 34132, Germany

    Johann Peter Reithmaier

  2. , Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University "Sts. Cyril and Methodius", Rugjer Boskovic 16, Skopje, 1000, Macedonia

    Perica Paunovic

  3. , Dept. of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, Kassel, 34132, Germany

    Wilhelm Kulisch

  4. , Inst. of Nanostructure Technologies and, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, Kassel, 34132, Germany

    Cyril Popov

  5. Technology & Metallurgy, Dept. Physics, University of Chemical, St. Kliment Ohridski Blvd. 8, Sofia, 1756, Bulgaria

    Plamen Petkov

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Frotscher, M., Eggeler, G. (2011). Recent Developments and Challenges in Shape Memory Technology. In: Reithmaier, J., Paunovic, P., Kulisch, W., Popov, C., Petkov, P. (eds) Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0903-4_56

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