Thermal treatments and transformation behavior of Cu–Al–Be shape memory alloys

Among the different Cu-based shape memory alloys, the Cu–Al–Be family exhibits a particular technological interest for intermediate and low temperature applications. In this work we studied the martensitic transformation behavior of Cu–Al–Be single crystalline shape memory alloys with three differen...

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Autores: López Ferreño, Iñaki, Breczewski, Tomasz, Ruiz Larrea, María Isabel, López Echarri, Ángel María, Nó Sánchez, María Luisa, San Juan Núñez, José María
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/65524
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/65524
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:metals and alloys
shape memory
phase transitions
calorimetry
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Resumo:Among the different Cu-based shape memory alloys, the Cu–Al–Be family exhibits a particular technological interest for intermediate and low temperature applications. In this work we studied the martensitic transformation behavior of Cu–Al–Be single crystalline shape memory alloys with three different concentrations. The influence of four specific thermal treatments of quenching and aging on the transformation temperatures has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry and compared with similar studies by mechanical spectroscopy. The analysis of the influence of thermal treatments on the martensitic transformation behavior allows optimize a treatment useful for all the alloys transforming between 200K and 400K, avoiding both stabilization and precipitation. In addition, an anomalous jerky behavior has been reported for the alloy with low transformation temperatures, which is discussed in terms of the possible mechanisms.