Alloys that can return to their original structure after being deformed have a so-called shape memory. This phenomenon and the resulting forces are used in many mechanical actuating systems, for ...

Shape-memory alloys such as nitinol play an increasingly important role in medical devices. Until now, however, the process of designing shape-memory products that conform to manufacturers' specs has ...

A new "smart materials" process developed by researchers in the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining based in the department of mechanical and mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo ...

Additive manufacturing technology is appropriate for fabricating NiTi products, but the control of microstructure, phase transformation, and mechanical property of NiTi alloys is scarce and imperative ...