Non-proportional multiaxial whole-life transformation ratchetting and fatigue failure of super-elastic NiTi shape memory alloy micro-tubes

Experimental observations are performed to investigate the non-proportional multiaxial whole-life transformation ratchetting and fatigue failure of superelastic NiTi SMA micro-tubes in stress-controlled loadings at human-body temperature (310 K). The effects of axial mean stress and stress hold on the whole-life transformation ratchetting and fatigue life are investigated with uniaxial, torsional and five different multiaxial loading paths. The results show that the stress holds on the upper or lower transformation plateaus will both promote forward and reverse transformation, and lead to shorter fatigue life. The multiaxial fatigue lives of NiTi shape memory alloy depend significantly on loading paths and applied stress levels.     

A physical mechanism based constitutive model for temperature-dependent transformation ratchetting of NiTi shape memory alloy: One-dimensional model

In this paper, the effect of test temperature on the transformation ratchetting of super-elastic NiTi shape memory alloy was first investigated in the cyclic tension-unloading tests. It is shown that all the residual strain, dissipation energy, the start stress of martensite transformation and their evolutions during the cyclic loading depend greatly upon the test temperature. Based on the experimental observations, a new one-dimensional constitutive model is constructed by considering two different inelastic deformation mechanisms (i.e., martensite transformation and transformation-induced plasticity). The proposed model employs a new evolution rule of transformation-induced plasticity which considers the physical mechanism of the plastic deformation, i.e., the dislocation slipping in the austenite phase near the austenite–martensite interfaces. Furthermore, the interaction between dislocation and martensite transformation is also taken into account in the proposed model. The capability of the proposed model to predict the uniaxial temperature-dependent transformation ratchetting of NiTi shape memory alloy is verified by comparing the predictions with the experimental data.     

超弹性NiTi合金循环相变诱发塑性本构模型

为定量描述镍钛形状记忆合金循环相变诱发塑性导致的超弹性退化行为,在广义粘塑性框架下对Graesser模型进行了拓展,考虑了奥氏体和马氏体弹性模量的差异以及马氏体非线性硬化行为,引入循环相变过程中相变应力和残余应变的演化方程,建立了超弹性Ni Ti合金循环相变诱发塑性本构模型,总结了模型参数确定方法.通过镍钛形状记忆合金微管的循环相变试验结果和模拟结果的对比表明,提出的模型能够很好地预测镍钛形状记忆合金的循环相变诱发塑性行为。     

NiTi形状记忆合金薄膜的制备及形变特性

研究了适用于微器件的溅射态NiTi形状记忆合金薄膜.讨论了溅射工艺及织构对薄膜结构和相变特征的影响.利用薄膜热相变特性制成了微驱动器,观察并分析了该器件的形变特性.结果表明:原位加热溅射可以获得具有织构的晶化薄膜;用该薄膜制备的驱动器回复率为0.76%.     

Mechanical response of nitrogen ion implanted NiTi shape memory alloy

In the paper a change of material (mechanical) parameters of NiTi shape memory alloy subjected to ion implantation treatment is investigated. The spherical indentation tests in micro- and nano-scale and tension test have been performed to study an evolution of local superelastic effect in different volumes of nonimplanted and nitrogen ion implanted NiTi alloy. The differential scanning calorimetry has been applied to measure the change of characteristic temperatures due to ion implantation treatment. The structure of implanted material has been investigated using electron microscopy technique. It has been found that the ion implantation process changes the properties not only in a thin surface layer but also in bulk material. In the layer the pseudoelastic effect is destroyed, and in the substrate is preserved, however its parameters are changed. The characteristic phase transformation temperatures in substrate are also modified.     

NiTi形状记忆合金化学镀CoNiWP薄膜及磁性研究

采用化学镀法在NiTi形状记忆合金基体上镀覆CoNiWP磁性薄膜。用振动磁强计测试了样品的磁性能，结果表明NiTi形状记忆合金外层镀覆的金属薄膜是无定形结构并具有较好的磁性，其矫顽力是随化学镀进程逐渐增大到一定值后再逐渐下降。用扫描电镜表征镀层的形貌，结果表明化学镀开始初期，镀层颗粒比较细致，后来逐渐长大成晶胞状，当镀层完全覆盖基材后，再增加厚度会导致矫顽力下降。     

表面氧化及离子注氮对NiTi形状记忆合金耐腐蚀性能的影响

采用电化学测试的方法，研究了表面氧化以及表面氧化-离子注氮两种表面改性方式对NiTi形状记忆合金在人体生理模拟液(Hank′s溶液)中腐蚀行为的影响。腐蚀电位和极化曲线的测量结果表明表面氧化-离子注氮的方法使NiTi合金材料的腐蚀电位正移。雏钝电流密度下降，钝化电位区间扩大，合金表面耐蚀性明显提高。尤其是NiTi合金在进行氮离子注入后，测得击穿电位显著上升．增强了表面膜的抗局部腐蚀能力。因而表面氧化-离子注氮的改性方法可使材料的耐蚀性达到最佳。通过XPS的分析发现，离子注氮后合金表面形成氮化钛相以及富含羟基的化学效应，使NiTi基体的电化学性能得到提高。     

化学修饰对NiTi形状记忆合金氧化膜的影响

用X光电子能谱（XPS）研究了NiTi形状记忆合金经酸、碱处理后表面氧化膜成分和结构的变化。结果表明，未经处理的NiTi合金表面最外层氧化膜主要由TiO2、TiO和少量的Ni组成，酸、碱处理后，最外层氧化膜由TiO2、Ni2O3组成，但经碱处理后，氧化膜的厚度大大增加。     

Selective laser melting of NiTi alloy with superior tensile property and shape memory effect

It is a challenge to develop complex-shaped NiTi shape memory alloy parts by traditional processing methods, due to the poor machinability of NiTi alloy. It is reported that selective laser melting (SLM) of additive manufacturing could overcome this problem. However, the reported SLM-produced NiTi exhibits poor tensile ductility due to the inner defects and adverse unidirectional columnar grains from SLM process. In this work, the defect-less SLM-NiTi with nondirective columnar grains was fabricated by optimizing the intraformational laser scanning length and interformational laser scanning direction. The obtained lath-shaped SLM-NiTi sample exhibits tensile strain of 15.6%, more than twice of the reported maximum result (˜7%). Besides, the SLM-NiTi part with complex geometry displays a shape memory recovery of 99% under compressive deformation of 50%.     

Sputter deposition of NiTi thin film shape memory alloy using a heated target

In this paper we present a novel method for depositing NiTi thin film by DC sputtering. The film has transformation temperatures very close to that of the target. The new process involves heating the target and does not require compositional modification of the NiTi target. Results from X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimeter, four-point probe, Rutherford backscattering, and transmission electron microscopy are presented. These results indicate that compositional modification can be produced by varying the target temperature. Films produced from hot targets have compositions similar to the target while films produced from cold targets were Ti deficient. Films that were produced by gradual heating of the target have compositional gradation through the film thickness. The gradated films exhibit the two-way shape memory effect.     

Extremely high pitting resistance of NiTi shape memory alloy thin film in simulated body fluids

In this paper the corrosion behavior of NiTi thin films fabricated by sputtering from Ni and Ti targets has been studied by cyclic potentiodynamic polarization tests in Hank's and Ringer's solution at 310 K. For comparison, bulk NiTi Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) has also been studied to elucidate the different corrosion behavior of bulk and thin film material. The electrochemical experiments reveal that thin film NiTi SMA has comparable corrosion current density (i_corr), much higher pitting corrosion potentials and wider passive range than the bulk NiTi. We show that NiTi SMA vapour deposited thin films are less susceptible to pitting corrosion than the bulk.     

激光表面改性对NiTi形状记忆合金腐蚀行为的影响

采用连续波Nd：YAG固体激光,在NiTi形状记忆合金表面制备出表面致密、无7L洞和裂纹的氮化层,测试了这种激光改性层在37℃模拟人体体液Hank’s溶液中的电化学阳极极化曲线和交流阻抗谱,研究了改性层的腐蚀行为．结果表明,NiTi合金氮化层的腐蚀电位和击穿电位正移,反应转移电阻明显提高,而腐蚀电流及界面电容下降．这说明激光气体氮化有效地改善了NiTi形状记忆合金在模拟人体体液中的电化学抗腐蚀性能．     

多元氮化物薄膜及其沉积工艺对NiTi记忆合金性能和组织的影响

采用真空阴极电弧沉积技术,在NiTi记忆合金表面沉积了TiAlBN和TiAlCrFeSiBN多元膜和TiN薄膜,研究了薄膜成份及沉积工艺对NiTi合金性能和组织的影响.结果表明,在NiTi合金表面沉积TiAlBN和TiAlCrFeSiBN多元膜和TiN薄膜均可降低合金在Hank溶液中的Ni溶出速率,其中多元膜的Ni溶出速率最小;提高偏压对沉积了TiAlBN多元膜的NiTi合金的Ni溶出速率无明显影响,但使沉积了TiAlCrFeSiBN膜的NiTi合金的Ni溶出速率降低.在TiAlBN和TiAlCrFeSiBN多元膜表面存在较多细小的钛滴和孔隙,钛滴与薄膜基体之间的融合良好;在TiN薄膜表面存在一些大钛滴和孔隙,钛滴与薄膜基体之间的融合不好.镀膜后,NiTi基体的加热相变点移向低温区,其幅度与薄膜成份及沉积工艺有关,提高偏压使沉积了两种多元膜的NiTi基体的相变点移动幅度增大,但却使沉积了TiN膜的NiTi基体的相变点的移动幅度减小.镀膜过程均使NiTi中的M体尺寸增大.     

热循环对NiTi合金焊接接头相变的影响

为了研究热循环对NiTi合金激光焊接接头相变行为的影响,用激光点焊了φ0.5 mmTi-50.6%Ni合金细丝,利用金相显微镜观察了母材和接头的显微组织,通过示差热分析仪研究了热循环对点焊接头相变行为的影响.结果表明,NiTi合金激光点焊接头,熔化区为树枝晶,热影响区由粗大等轴晶和细小等轴晶组成.热循环可改变接头的相变行为,使马氏体相变由B2→B19'转变为B2→R→B19'.随着热循环次数的增加,正相变过程中Rs点升高,R相变温度范围变宽,Ms点降低;逆相变的相变温度都降低.     

Densification and microstructural evolution of spark plasma sintered NiTi shape memory alloy

The effect of particle size and sintering temperature on the densification and microstructural characteristics of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy (NiTi-SMA) has been investigated using spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. The Ni and Ti elements in different particle sizes were alloyed in the composition of Ni_50.6Ti_49.4. The milled NiTi powders were consolidated using SPS process in a temperature range of 700–900?°C. The densification was characterized by plotting temperature, current and relative displacement of punch as a function of holding time. The results showed that a maximum relative density of ～98% can be achieved for NiTi-SMA with an average particle size of 10?µm at a sintering temperature of 900?°C. The microstructure of the sintered NiTi-SMA was examined using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and composition of NiTi alloy was analyzed using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. The effect of sintering temperature on the microstructural evolution and transformation was also studied.     

Effect of graphite addition on martensitic transformation and damping behavior of NiTi shape memory alloy

In this investigation, the effect of graphite addition on martensitic transformation and damping behavior of Ni₅₀Ti₅₀ (at.%) shape memory alloy has been studied. It is found that martensitic transformation temperature decreases obviously with the addition of graphite. Microstructural observation shows that TiC precipitates and forms whiskers when the carbon content is increased beyond ~ 0.6%. With the increase of graphite content, the damping capacity during reverse transformation increases initially and then decreases while the damping capacity of full martensite is remarkably improved by the addition of graphite particles. It is proposed that the enhancement of damping capacity can be ascribed to the high damping capacity of graphite itself, as well as, the increase of the amount of interface between martensite and austenite can be beneficial to the damping capacity.     

承受各种循环加载的TiNi形状记忆合金的超弹性变形行为

TiNi形状记忆合金由于其优良的机械性能、抗腐蚀能力和生物适应性得到广泛的使用。超弹性是TiNi形状记忆合金重要的力学性能之一。本文通过实验研究了不同加载速率和不同实验温度下承受完全循环加载以及部分加载卸载的TiNi形状记忆合金超弹性变形行为。分析了循环变形期间马氏体相变应力和弹性模量变化的特性。研究表明在完全循环加载过程中，由于残余应变的存在，马氏体相变应力随循环增加而减小。马氏体相变应力的变化量（即残余应力）与残余应变成线形关系。对于受过循环变形的机械训练的TiNi形状记忆合金，研究了部分加载和卸载情况下其超弹性变形，分析了相变开始与结束的应力特性。     

热处理对NiTi形状记忆合金的相变的影响

对含Ti 50.8%的NiTi形状记忆合金在300℃、400℃、500℃保温不同时间进行时效处理,然后通过差示扫描量热仪DSC对其相变温度点进行测定,发现经时效处理调节后,Af最大可下降20~30℃左右,而Ms变化不大。通过不同时效温度和保温时间的DSC曲线比较,得出热处理对其相变温度点的影响规律,即在300~500℃时效处理时,保温时间越短,Af降低越明显,在相同保温时间时,保温温度越低,Af降低越明显。     

Experimental study of one‐dimensional superelastic capability of a nearly equi‐atomic NiTi shape memory alloy

A series of experimental studies have been carried out on nearly equi‐atomic NiTi shape memory alloy wires. The effects of fatigue cycles, displacement rates as well as testing temperatures on the superelastic capabilities have been studied. Under cycling loading, the threshold stresses for martensitic transformation decrease and the residule strains increase. Saturation is reached after 100 cycles. With increasing displacement rates, the critical stresses required for the martensitic transformation increase and the slopes of the upper plateau in the stress‐strain curves rise. The dissipated energy increases rapidly with increasing displacement rate, reaches a maximum value at around 6.0mm/min and then decreases as the displacement rate continues to increase. Tests also show that the threshold stresses characterizing the forward/reverse transformations increase linearly with increasing test temperature.