[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing manufacturing: A review of 4D printing materials, stimuli, and cutting-edge applications

A Mahmood, T Akram, C Shenggui, H Chen - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The concept of four-dimensional (4D) printing emerged from the addition of the time
dimension into the more established additive manufacturing (AM) methods, namely 3D …

Laser powder bed fusion of GH3536 nickel-based superalloys: Processing parameters, microstructure and mechanical properties

N Chen, D Zheng, P Niu, R Li, T Yuan - Materials Characterization, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a GH3536 nickel-based superalloys was fabricated by the laser powder bed
fusion technology (LPBF) with emphasis on its microstructure evolution and mechanical …

In-situ alloying of NiTiNb ternary shape memory alloys via laser powder bed fusion using pre-alloyed NiTi and elemental Nb powders: Microstructure, phase …

R **, H Jiang, G Li, S Kustov, Z Zhang, H Wei, Z Liu… - Additive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) provides not only the advantage to make geometrically
complex structures, but also the potential for in-situ alloying. In this work,(NiTi) 100–x Nb x …

Unleashing multi-scale mechanical enhancement in NiTi shape memory alloy via annular intra-laser deposition with homogenized Ti2Ni nanoprecipitates

J Yi, L Wan, T Shu, X Zhang, F Liu, GJ Cheng - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) of composition-sensitive NiTi shape memory alloys (SMAs) is
hindered by uncontrollable non-equilibrium microstructures, leading to functional …

[HTML][HTML] Control of mechanical and shape memory characteristics in martensitic NiTi by setting L-PBF parameters and build orientation

JC Chekotu, G Degli-Alessandrini, MZ Mughal… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current work encompasses a study of as-fabricated martensitic NiTi samples printed via
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) in the horizontal and vertical build orientations, with …

Large recoverable strains with high recovery rates via cooperative regulation of texture and precipitation in additive manufactured NiTi alloy

C Yang, ZY Huang, T Chen, HZ Lu, HW Ma, HZ Li… - Scripta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
We report large recoverable strains with high recovery rates in additive manufactured (AM)
Ni 51.4 Ti 48.6 shape memory alloy (SMA), which is accomplished through cooperative …

[HTML][HTML] Heat treatment of NiTi alloys: Influence of volumetric energy density on ageing parameters and the resulting physical properties

MCC Monu, S Kumar, D Brabazon - journal of materials research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study comprehensively examines the effects of ageing temperatures (400, 500, and 600
ᵒC); age-dwelling times (30, 60, and 90 min) and the role of volumetric energy densities …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the elastocaloric effect in laser powder bed fusion NiTi porous structures

F Kordizadeh, K Safaei, S Mohajerani… - Additive Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The endothermic reversible martensitic phase change in NiTi has the potential to be used for
refrigeration. However, to have high efficiency in the elastocaloric effect, NiTi materials with …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting transformation patterns in pseudoelastic NiTi tubes under proportional axial–torsion loading

M Rezaee-Hajidehi, S Stupkiewicz - International Journal of Solids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive modeling study on the patterns of propagating instabilities in
NiTi tubes under proportional axial–torsion loading. Our study directly refers to the …

Investigating the elastocaloric effect of the NiTi fabricated by laser powder bed fusion: Effect of the building orientation

F Kordizadeh, S Mohajerani, K Safaei, NT Andani… - Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The elastocaloric effect of the Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) is based on the reversible
martensite phase change. Among all SMAs, NiTi has demonstrated superior performance in …