Cu-based shape memory alloys belong to one important class of functional alloys,
presenting shape memory effect and superelasticity due to their reversible martensitic …

Abstract Cu-Al-Ni shape memory alloys (SMAs) have been developed for high-temperature
applications due to their ability to return to pre-deformed shape after heating above the …

Cu-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) show great potential in the application of high
temperature, but their performance improvement combining with additive manufacturing is …

The Cu-based shape-memory alloy 81.95 Cu-11.85 Al-3.2 Ni-3Mn (wt.%) was processed by
selective laser melting (SLM) and the parameters were optimised to obtain compact, fully …

Selective laser melting (SLM) was used to manufacture fully martensitic (β′ 1) samples of
the shape-memory alloy 81.95 Cu-11.85 Al-3.2 Ni-3Mn (wt%). Crack-free specimens with a …

Two shape-memory alloys with the nominal compositions (in wt.%) Cu–11.85 Al–3.2 Ni–
3Mn and Cu–11.35 Al–3.2 Ni–3Mn–0.5 Zr were prepared by selective laser melting (SLM) …

Abstract The Cu-13.5 Al-4Ni-0.5 Ti copper-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) were
fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The parameters were optimized to obtain almost …

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The Cu-based shape-memory alloy 81Cu-11Al-3Ni-3Mn (wt%) was processed by selective
laser melting (SLM) and the parameters were optimized to obtain samples with a high …

Cu-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) show better thermal and electrical conductivity,
lower cost and are easier to process than traditional Ti-based SMAs, but they exhibit a lower …