The NANOstructured TiNi shape-memory alloys: New properties and applications
V.G. Pushin, Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division RAS, S.Kovalevskoi Str. 18, 620219, Ekaterinburg, RUSSIA and R.Z. Valiev, Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, 450000, Ufa, RUSSIA
Submitted to Symposium C
Symposium Interfacial effects and novel properties in nanomaterials.
Recent investigations testify to the fact that due to the shape-memory effect and good mechanical properties the TiNi alloys are very attractive for some medical and engineering applications. We demonstrate in the present paper that these properties can be enhanced essentially by forming nanostructures in these alloys through severe plastic deformation (SPD), i.e., intence shearing under high imposed pressure. Using computer modeling and experimental investigations there have been defined the SPD regimes leading to formation of homogeneous nanostructures with a grain size of less that 100 nm and as a result considerable enhancement of physical and mechanical properties of the alloys. New potentialities of nanostructured TiNi alloys for structural and functional applications are considered.
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