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A Methodology for the Development, Production, and Validation of R-Phase Actuators

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The R-phase transformation has interesting features with potential for applications that need a small temperature hysteresis and good dynamic behavior, such as thermostatic valves. The aim of this article is to show the development, production, and validation process of different R-phase shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators, starting with a semi-finished wire and concluding with a finalized R-phase spring actuator. This study focuses mainly on the calculation, the thermomechanical treatment, and experimental validation of the designed actuators. The first section of this article presents a mathematical dimensioning tool for different R-phase actuators, especially for extension SMA springs. The second part shows specific parameters on the R-phase transformation during thermomechanical treatment. The parameters Ni-content and annealing temperature are being varied to achieve different transformation behavior of the R-phase. The third section relates to the production process of calculated SMA spring actuators based on the R-phase transformation. In the fourth and last section of the article, the performance of selected actuators will be characterized in functional tests, and the results will be compared with the calculated results of the mathematical model.

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The authors acknowledge the funding for this research under project T4 of the Collaborative Research Center SFB459 (shape memory technology) funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), North Rhine-Westphalia and the Ruhr University Bochum.

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    K. Lygin, S. Langbein, P. Labenda & T. Sadek

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Lygin, K., Langbein, S., Labenda, P. et al. A Methodology for the Development, Production, and Validation of R-Phase Actuators. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 21, 2657–2662 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-012-0285-1

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