Towards Optimal Bounds on the Recoverable Strains in Polycrystalline Shape Memory Alloys

Abstract

… Ni-37Al Cu-14Al-4Ni Ti-50.6Ni single crystal 0-13% 2-9% 3-10% polycrystal 0.7% 2.5% (uncontrolled texture) 4-8% 6.5% (special texture) The shape memory effect is explained as follows: cooling down a stress-free sample transforms the homogeneous austenite to a …