高熵形状记忆合金的研究进展

高熵形状记忆合金是在等原子比NiTi合金的基础上,结合高熵合金的概念,逐渐发展起来的一种新型高温形状记忆合金。近年来,已开发出了综合性能优异的(TiZrHf)50(NiCoCu)50系和(TiZrHf)50(NiCuPd)50系高熵形状记忆合金,引起了广泛的关注和研究兴趣。本文从物相组成、微观组织、马氏体相变行为、形状记忆效应和超弹性等角度出发,综述了高熵形状记忆合金的研究进展,并对高熵形状记忆合金未来的研究重点进行了展望。     

Superelasticity of Carbon Nanocoils from Atomistic Quantum Simulations

A structural model of carbon nanocoils (CNCs) on the basis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was proposed. The Young’s moduli and spring constants of CNCs were computed and compared with those of CNTs. Upon elongation and compression, CNCs exhibit superelastic properties that are manifested by the nearly invariant average bond lengths and the large maximum elastic strain limit. Analysis of bond angle distributions shows that the three-dimensional spiral structures of CNCs mainly account for their unique superelasticity.     

不同载荷下CuZnAl合金干滑动磨损性能研究

对CuZnAl（RE）形状记忆合金采用不同热处理工艺后,进行了干滑动磨损试验.在不同相变温度、不同载荷、不同磨损时间的条件下,做了CuZnAl（RE）形状记忆合金的干磨损试验,并与ZQSn5-5-5和ZQAl9-4做了对比,用电子扫描显微镜和X衍射仪对磨损表面和磨屑相组成进行了观察和检测.试验结果表明,晶粒细化与锻打能提高合金的耐磨性,合金的M相比β相耐磨,两级时效处理的合金耐磨性能优于分级淬火处理的合金.CuZnAL（RE）形状记忆合金的耐磨性优于ZQSn5-5-5和ZQAl9-4.CuZnAl（RE）形状记忆合金磨损机制主要为粘着磨损、剥离磨损和磨粒磨损.     

A superelastic nanocrystalline Cu-Sn alloy thin film processed by electroplating

A nanocrystalline Cu-Sn alloy film was processed by electroplating, and the indentation tests and microstructural observation were conducted on the electroplated Cu-Sn alloy film. The indentation tests at room temperature showed that a large amount of strain was recovered on unloading for the electroplated Cu-Sn alloy film, in contract, such a large reversible strain was not found in an electroplated pure Cu film. Thus, the electroplated Cu-Sn alloy film exhibited superelastic behavior. The grain size of the Cu-Sn alloy film was 99 nm. In spite of the very small grain size, the austenite start and finish temperatures of the Cu-Sn alloy film were relatively high. This is suggested to be related to the presence of the α-Cu phase.     

New insights into nickel-free superelastic titanium alloys for biomedical applications

Superelastic titanium (Ti) alloys are a group of unique functional metallic materials capable of recovering a substantial amount of mechanical strain thereby offering superior resilience. Such strain recovery is significantly greater than that exhibited by conventional elasticity and has been demonstrated to be clearly beneficial and necessary for a vast range of biomedical and dental applications. For example, the age-related physiological deterioration of bones signifies the necessity of employing superelastic implants. Currently, NiTi alloy remains to be the premier choice of superelastic alloys in the broad biomedical sector. However, recently reinforced views on the toxic, carcinogenic and allergenic properties of nickel have resulted in intensified concerns. This has encouraged the design and fabrication of Ni-free superelastic Ti alloys. In addition, enabled by additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing, hierarchical micro-architectured lattice meta-materials can exhibit exceptional superelasticity without undergoing phase transformations, upending the conventional perception and unlocking brand-new pathways to exploiting metal superelasticity. This article discusses recent developments in Ni-free superelastic Ti alloys and the determining factors affecting their superelastic recoverable strain. The importance of implant superelasticity relative to the elastic and “superelastic” properties of human bones is examined. Also discussed are the advances in Ni-free Ti-based superelastic alloy design and superelasticity-demanding medical and dental applications. The impact of the AM-enabled micro-architectural design on the development of superelastic structures or superelastic meta-materials is deliberated. Future research priorities are suggested.     

Re-centering variable friction device for vibration control of structures subjected to near-field earthquakes

This paper proposes a re-centering variable friction device (RVFD) for control of civil structures subjected to near-field earthquakes. The proposed hybrid device has two sub-components. The first sub-component of this hybrid device consists of shape memory alloy (SMA) wires that exhibit a unique hysteretic behavior and full recovery following post-transformation deformations. The second sub-component of the hybrid device consists of variable friction damper (VFD) that can be intelligently controlled for adaptive semi-active behavior via modulation of its voltage level. In general, installed SMA devices have the ability to re-center structures at the end of the motion and VFDs can increase the energy dissipation capacity of structures. The full realization of these devices into a singular, hybrid form which complements the performance of each device is investigated in this study. A neuro-fuzzy model is used to capture rate- and temperature-dependent nonlinear behavior of the SMA components of the hybrid device. An optimal fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is developed to modulate voltage level of VFDs for favorable performance in a RVFD hybrid application. To obtain optimal controllers for concurrent mitigation of displacement and acceleration responses, tuning of governing fuzzy rules is conducted by a multi-objective heuristic optimization. Then, numerical simulation of a multi-story building is conducted to evaluate the performance of the hybrid device. Results show that a re-centering variable friction device modulated with a fuzzy logic control strategy can effectively reduce structural deformations without increasing acceleration response during near-field earthquakes.     

Indirect determination of martensitic transformation temperature of sintered nickel-free Ti–22Nb–6Zr alloy by low temperature compression test

Nickel-free Ti–22Nb–6Zr alloys were fabricated by conventional powder metallurgy sintering method. X-ray diffractometer (XRD) investigation showed that the as-sintered alloys mainly consisted of β phase, with a few needle-like α phase precipitates. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurement in the temperature ranging from −70 °C to 400 °C and constant stress thermal cycling test by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) were unable to reveal the martensitic start temperature of sintered Ti–22Nb–6Zr alloys. Therefore low temperature compression tests were carried out to evaluate their phase transformation behavior indirectly. There was an obvious drop of both Young’s modulus and recoverable strain at −85 °C ∼ −80 °C in the Young’s modulus-temperature and recoverable strain–temperature curves of sintered Ti–22Nb–6Zr alloys respectively, which was attributed to the occurrence of thermal elastic martensitic transformation at this temperature. At the testing temperature of −85 °C, a superelasticity of as high as 5.9% was achieved in the sintered alloys. The results had revealed that sintered Ti–22Nb–6Zr alloys own a great superelasticity intrinsically and would exhibit a much greater superelasticity at room temperature if their martensitic transformation start temperature (M_s) were closer to room temperature. Along with their noble biocompatibility, sintered nickel free Ti–22Nb–6Zr alloys are thus thought to be potentially competitive biomaterials for biomedical applications.     

Interface stress induced hardness enhancement and superelasticity in polytetrafluoroethylene/metal multilayer thin films

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)/Al, PTFE/Cu, and PTFE/Ti multilayer thin films have been deposited in order to investigate effects of interface energy on mechanical properties. PTFE, which has a low surface energy of 19.2 mJ/m², was used to introduce a large interface energy into multilayer thin films. PTFE thin film was deposited by rf magnetron sputtering using a PTFE sheet target. Al, Cu, and Ti were deposited by dc magnetron sputtering. The multilayer thin films were fabricated sequentially without breaking vacuum. Substrate used was aluminosilicate glass. The modulation period was changed from 6.7 to 200 nm. The total thickness was about 200 nm for all samples. The internal stress of metal layers changed from tensile to compressive and increased with decreasing modulation period for all of PTFE/Al, PTFE/Cu, and PTFE/Ti. Both hardness enhancement and superelasticity were observed in the results of nanoindentation measurements. The energy dissipated during nanoindentation process (one load and unload cycle) decreased with decreasing modulation period. The minimum value of the ratio of dissipated/loaded energy was < 40%, which is smaller than the values obtained for monolithic PTFE or metal films (about 73% for PTFE and 87% for Al, 72% for Cu, and 71% for Ti, respectively). This meant that the PTFE/metal nano-multilayer thin films became more elastic with decreasing modulation period. The tendency of change in the mechanical properties strongly correlated to internal stress. Mechanisms involved in anomalous behaviors in film hardness and elasticity were discussed based on the relationship to interface energy, interface stress, and internal stress, induced by multilayering of the films. It is concluded that a large compressive stress introduced in the thin films increased the energy needed to deform elastically or plastically the thin film during indentation, resulting in the increase in hardness and elasticity. The nanoindentation analysis of the multilayer thin films emphasized that in PTFE/metal multilayer thin films mechanical properties of the films depend on interface stress induced by the accumulated interface energy, being independent of bulk materials properties composing thin films, resulting in increase in hardness and elasticity.     

An algorithm to simulate the one-dimensional superelastic cyclic behavior of NiTi strings, for civil engineering applications

An algorithm to model the one-dimensional cyclic behavior of NiTi strings is addressed. The NiTi alloy belongs to the shape memory alloy class of materials, therefore it presents both shape memory effect, for thermally-induced cycling, and superelasticity, for stress-induced cycles. The superelastic property has been the basis of some devices designed to mitigate the earthquake hazard level in structures. Throughout this paper the implementation of a one-dimensional cyclic behavior algorithm to model the NiTi constitutive relation is presented, supported by the thermomechanical formulation developed by Lagoudas and co-workers. The model was set up in MatLab environment and it accounts for isothermal superelastic behavior, incorporating minor hysteretic transformation loops. The definition of the transformation hardening function allowed for a better adjustment of the numerical model weighted against experimental results. Especial emphasis was given to the process of calibration of the model, regarding the definition of material parameters. The validation process consisted of the comparison between the results achieved with this algorithm and experimental tests performed at the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center at the University of California at Berkeley. Quasi-static tensile tests and shake table tests of a small-scale steel structure with NiTi cross-bracing systems were used as reference. The model was able to simulate the experimental performance. This formulation can be implemented in more robust finite element analysis software, in order to perform studies in more elaborate structures.