Shakedown response of conditioned shape memory alloy wire

Christopher B. Churchill; John A. Shaw

doi:10.1117/12.778726

2 April 2008 Shakedown response of conditioned shape memory alloy wire

Proceedings Volume 6929, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional and Composite Materials 2008; 69291F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778726
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A series of experiments is presented examining the thermo-electro-mechanical response of commercially-available, conditioned, shape memory alloy (SMA) wires (Flexinol, from Dynalloy, Corp.) during cyclic thermomechanical loading. A specialized experimental setup enables temperature control via a thermoelectric/heatsink in thermal contact with the wire specimen during various modes of testing. It allows simultaneous measurement of elongation, load, strain and resistivity in a selected gage length. It also allows full-field optical and infrared imaging to be performed during testing. A moderately high transition temperature NiTi-based shape memory wire (90C Flexinol) is characterized first by differential scanning calorimetry and a series of isothermal experiments over a range of temperatures. Subsequent experiments examine the shakedown behavior over a range of dead loading temperature cycles. Results show a significant two-way shape memory effect, suggesting that both residual stresses and locked-in oriented Martensite are considerable in this commercial alloy. Repeatable behavior (little shakedown) is confirmed at relatively low stress levels, but significant evolution in the response (shakedown behavior) exists at higher stress levels during the first several temperature cycles.

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Christopher B. Churchill and John A. Shaw "Shakedown response of conditioned shape memory alloy wire", Proc. SPIE 6929, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional and Composite Materials 2008, 69291F (2 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778726

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