On the coupling between martensitic transformation and plasticity in NiTi: experiments and continuum based modelling

P Šittner, P Sedlák, H Seiner, P Sedmák, J Pilch… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent macroscopic experimental and theoretical evidence on the stress-strain-temperature
behavior of NiTi beyond the strain recoverability limits (large strain, high stress, high …

Kwinking as the plastic forming mechanism of B19′ NiTi martensite

H Seiner, P Sedlák, M Frost, P Šittner - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
Irreversible plastic forming of B19′ martensite of the NiTi shape memory alloy is discussed
within the framework of continuum mechanics. It is suggested that the main mechanism …

Pre-strain and mean strain effects on the fatigue behavior of superelastic nitinol medical devices

AR Pelton, BT Berg, P Saffari, AP Stebner… - Shape Memory and …, 2022 - Springer
There is a growing body of evidence that “in situ” modification of the microstructure of Nitinol
due to pre-strain and mean strain strongly influence the fatigue properties of implanted …

Selective electron beam melting of NiTi: Microstructure, phase transformation and mechanical properties

Q Zhou, MD Hayat, G Chen, S Cai, X Qu, H Tang… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent years have witnessed extensive investigations of additively manufactured NiTi alloys
using laser-source techniques. This study reports a selective electron beam melting process …

Instability of cyclic superelastic deformation of NiTi investigated by synchrotron X-ray diffraction

P Sedmák, P Šittner, J Pilch, C Curfs - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Motivated by an assumption that the instability of the cyclic tensile superelastic behavior of
NiTi polycrystal is linked to its fatigue performance (number of cycles till failure), the …

[HTML][HTML] EBSD study of variant reorientation, texture, and twin formation in a martensitic NiTi alloy deformed in compression

JF **ao, C Cayron, M Van der Meer, RE Logé - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Martensitic crystallography plays a vital role in the texture evolution and mechanical
properties in Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloys when subjected to deformation …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of temperature and texture on the reorientation of martensite variants in NiTi shape memory alloys

G Laplanche, T Birk, S Schneider, J Frenzel, G Eggeler - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Martensitic Ni 50 Ti 50 wires and sheets with different textures were tensile tested in
the temperature range between− 100° C and 60° C. The effect of texture and temperature on …

Recoverability of large strains and deformation twinning in martensite during tensile deformation of NiTi shape memory alloy polycrystals

Y Chen, O Molnárová, O Tyc, L Kadeřávek, L Heller… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Superelastic NiTi wires were deformed in tension up to gradually increasing total strains at
various temperatures, recoverable strains were evaluated and lattice defects left in the …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction texture analysis of tensile deformation of nanocrystalline NiTi wire in martensite state

X Bian, L Heller, L Kadeřávek, P Šittner - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Tensile deformation of nanocrystalline superelastic NiTi wire in the martensite state at-90° C
until fracture was investigated by in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction texture analysis. The …

Beyond the strain recoverability of martensitic transformation in NiTi

L Heller, P Šittner, P Sedlák, H Seiner, O Tyc… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tensile deformation of a medical grade NiTi wire was investigated in a wide temperature
range from− 100° C to 450° C. Supplemental in-situ electrical resistance, synchrotron x-ray …