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Shape memory alloys

Towards practical actuators

Shape memory alloys have been developed that are free of functional fatigue, a key step in obtaining versatile actuators.

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Figure 1: Crystallography of the shape memory transformation.
Figure 2: Near-zero fatigue during cyclic mechanical loading in tension of a Ti54Ni34Cu12 shape memory alloy.

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Dye, D. Towards practical actuators. Nature Mater 14, 760–761 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4362

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