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Nitinol Cymbal Transducers for Power Ultrasonics Applications [PDF]

, 2013
The effects of shape memory alloy phenomena such as superelasticity and thermal phase change on the dynamic response of a cymbal transducer incorporating two Nitinol end-caps has not been studied into detail.
Feeney, Andrew, Lucas, Margaret
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NiTi shape-memory transformations: minimum-energy pathways between austenite, martensites, and kinetically-limited intermediate states [PDF]

, 2014
NiTi is the most used shape-memory alloy, nonetheless, a lack of understanding remains regarding the associated structures and transitions, including their barriers.
Johnson, Duane, Johnson, Duane, Zarkevich, Nikolai, Zarkevich, Nikolai   +3 more
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress in research on strain glass transition in Ni-Ti based alloys

Journal of Aeronautical Materials
Equiatomic Ni-Ti alloys have been widely applied in biomedical and industrial fields，because of their shape memory effect and superelasticity originating from thermos-elastic martensitic transformation.
ZHAO Xinqing, WANG Kai, LYU Chao, ZHANG Kaichao, HOU Huilong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surface Roughness-Controlled Superelastic Hysteresis in Shape Memory Microwires [PDF]

, 2014
Superelasticity in Cu–Zn–Al shape memory alloy microwires is studied as a function of surface roughness. Wires with a rough surface finish dissipate more than twice as much energy per unit volume during a superelastic cycle than do electropolished wires ...
Schuh, Christopher A, Ueland, Stian Melhus   +1 more
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Strain rate sensitivity in superelasticity [PDF]

International Journal of Plasticity, 2000
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Entemeyer, D., Patoor, E., Eberhardt, A., Berveiller, M.   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temperature‐Dependent Kinetics of Plasma‐Based CO2 Conversion: Interplay of Electron‐Driven and Thermal‐Driven Chemistry

ChemSusChem, Volume 18, Issue 6, March 15, 2025.
The transformation of CO2 into chemical building blocks is essential for a net‐zero energy future. Plasma‐chemical processing offers promising potential to achieve this. Here, we explore a temperature‐dependent plasma‐chemical reaction mechanism, revealing a shift from electron‐driven to thermal‐driven CO2 conversion regimes.
Aswath Mohanan, Ramses Snoeckx, Min Suk Cha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of annealing treatments on superelasticity of NiTiTaHf shape memory alloy

Cailiao gongcheng
To develop a high temperature shape memory alloy with high transformation temperature and good cold-working ability，NiTiTaHf wires with a diameter of 0.2 mm are fabricated through cold drawing and subsequent annealing.The influence of annealing ...
JI Xinye, LIU Jichen, CHEN Feng, ZHANG Kai, TONG Yunxiang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source