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ASSESSMENT OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS – FROM ATOMS TO ACTUATORS –
VIA IN SITU NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
Othmane Benafan
Structures and Materials Division NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135
The ASME 2014 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, September 8-10, 2014 – Newport, Rhode Island
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It Takes a Team… S.A. Padula II, R.D. Noebe, A. Garg, D.J. Gaydosh,
G.S. Bigelow and T.J. Halsmer Structures and Materials Division
NASA Glenn Research Center
R. Vaidyanathan and D. E. Nicholson Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center
Materials Science and Engineering Department University of Central Florida
B. Clausen and D. Brown Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
Los Alamos National Laboratory
K. An and H.D. Skorpenske Spallation Neutron Source
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Acknowledgment • NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program, Fixed-Wing and Aeronautical Sciences Projects
• Basic Energy Sciences (DOE)
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Motivation and Objectives • We examine microstructures of:
• Conventional structural materials by quenching in the high temperature structure and examining at room temperature.
• This cannot be done for SMA’s because of the diffusionless phase transformation (austenite/martensite) cannot be suppressed by quenching
• Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have strong surface effects: thin films
and surface methods (e.g., SEM, x-ray) are of limited use. Neutrons are a microscopic bulk probe: high penetration allows the examination of the interior of bulk materials.
• Neutrons are non-destructive: complete, intact specimens/ components
can be studied in small samples (~mm) or in bigger engineering components (~m)
WE MUST EXAMINE IN SITU AT STRESS AND TEMPERATURE
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Length Scale in Engineering Materials Where Does Neutron Diffraction Fit?
10-10 10-9 10-8 10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2nm m mmÅ m
TEM
SEM / FIB
OM
10-1 100
HRTEM / STEM
ATOM PROBE / FIM
NEUTRON / X-RAY DIFFRACTION
STRUCTURAL SCALE(COMPONENTS)
MICRO-SCALE (MICROSTRUCTURES)
ATOMIC SCALE(NANOMATERIALS)
LOAD FRAMES
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ss (M
Pa)
strain (%)
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10%
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W. Kockelmanna et al. Courtesy: Mario Bieringer
Applications of Neutron Diffraction
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Neutrons at the Experimental Area
sample
detector neutron beam
0 0,E kk ,E kk 04 sinQ k k 4 sink k sin
2 202
0 2
k kE E E
m02
2
k: wavevector E: energy Q: scattering vector h: reduced Planck constant m: mass (1.67 x 10-24g) : wavelength
2 : scattering angle
Nomenclature
• Now we have neutrons, what next?
• Neutron beam with a known
wavevector (k0) and energy (E0)
• Detect number of scattered neutrons with a wavevector (k) as a function of the scattering function S(Q,ω)
INCIDENT NEUTRON BEAM
DE
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OR
DIFFRACTED BEAM
DE
TE
CT
OR
BEAM STOP LOADING AXIS
LATTICE PLANES// AND
d
k0 k
2
n = 2dsin
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norm
aliz
ed in
tens
ity (a
rbitr
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units
)
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111
data and Rietveld fit
difference curve
peak positions
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ed in
tens
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d-spacing (Å)
Peak position •Elastic lattice strain •Intergranular strains
Peak intensity •Texture changes •Phase fraction
Peak width •Qualitative information
Neutron Diffraction Data
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Neutron/Synchrotron Sources in the USA
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Neutron and Synchrotron Sources Around the World
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Oak Ridge National Laboratories-SNS
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Los Alamos National Laboratory-LANSCE
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Isothermal Deformation - Loading Actuators
Binary 55NiTi
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Isothermal Deformation - Loading Actuators
Binary 55NiTi d-spacing (Å)
inte
nsity
(a.u
.)
stra
in (%
)lo
adun
load
inte
nsity
(a.u
.)
stra
in (%
)lo
adun
load (
011)
M
(100
) M
(110
) M
(020
) M
(111
) M
(111
) M(1
20) M
(121
) M(1
20) M
(030
) M
(031
) M
(013
) M
(230
) M
(150
) M
(141
) M
1 1.5 2 2.5 3
1 1.5 2 2.5 3planes //
planes
(b)
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Isothermal Deformation - Loading Actuators
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200 300 400temperature (ºC)
0.2%
offs
et-s
tres
s (M
Pa)
44.14 10330
T
SIMT e
Elastic*
SIM33.09 10
1003T
plT e
Plastic{001}{110}{114}{112}
Slip:
Twinning:
Md
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stres
s (M
Pa)
strain (%)
Region II
Region III
Region IVRegion I
Ni49.9Ti50.1Room temperature
Self-accommodatedMartensite
Reverse reorientation
Reorientation and detwinning
(20-1)B19' twinning system
Possible slip
Martensite Austenite
• Deformation mechanisms revealed- complexity and multiplicity of mechanisms can’t be resolved another way
• e.g., reorientation planes/limits, stress- induced-martensite region, martensite desist...
O. Benafan, et al., Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, 112, 093510, p. 1–11.
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• No major differences in transformation strains • Large strain evolution (ratcheting) difference
Isothermal Deformation – Where to Load Actuators? Does it Matter?
Loading in martensite Loading in Austenite
O. Benafan et al., International Journal of Plasticity, 2014, 56, p. 99–118.
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SMA Properties – Can they be Optimized for Actuators?
1. Material and Geometry‡ • Binary 55NiTi → = 5.08mm (0.2in) • Stress free transformation temperatures
• • • •
• Effective coefficient of thermal expansion • •
• Effective elastic moduli • •
• Effective Poisson’s ratios • •
* 6
* 6
13.0 10 /
6.4 10 /A
M
C
C
*
*
74
50A
M
E GPa
E GPa
*
*
0.33
0.387A
M
92105
7155
s
f
s
f
A CA C
M CM C
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heatingcooling
Stra
in (%
)
Temperature (ºC)
*M
*A
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6
austenitemartensite
Stre
ss (M
Pa)
Strain (%)
As
Mf
Ms
AE
ME
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Transformation Temperatures: DSC vs. Strain-Temperature vs. Neutrons
d-spacing (Å)1 1.5 2 2.5 3
0
10
1
inte
nsity
(a.u
.)
(b)
(c)
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pera
ture
(ºC
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heat
ing
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ing
230
inte
nsity
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.)
30
As
Af
Ms
Mf
(100
) A
(110
) A
(111
) A
(210
) A
(221
) A
(211
) A
(011
) M
(100
) M
(110
) M
(111
) M(1
10) M
(111
) M
(102
) M
(030
) M
(202
) M
(320
) A
reta
ined
B19
'
Asneutron
0 40 80 120 160 200
stra
in (%
)
temperature (ºC)
0.1%
in situ
ex situ(a)
heatingcooling
• Transformation temperatures during the reverse transformation measured from strain-temperature and DSC data were found to differ from the actual onset of transformation as revealed from neutron spectra.
• The austenite phase starting to form at ~75 ºC, O. Benafan et al., Scripta Materialia, 2013 68(18), p. 571–574
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Dynamic Young’s Modulus for Ni49.9Ti50.1
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60
70
80
90
0 40 80 120 160 200
You
ng's
mod
ulus
(GPa
)
temperature (ºC)
cooling(a)
T = 200 ºC/h.
L =50
h =4
w = 3
heating
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60
70
80
90
0 40 80 120 160 200
You
ng's
mod
ulus
(GPa
)
temperature (ºC)
heating
(b)
T = 765 ºC/h.
L =50
w = 4.9
w
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60
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90
0 40 80 120 160 200
You
ng's
mod
ulus
(GPa
)
temperature (ºC)
heating
(c)
T = 200 ºC/h.
L =50.2d = 4.95
50
60
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90
0 40 80 120 160 200Y
oung
's m
odul
us (G
Pa)
temperature (ºC)
heating
(d)
T = 200 ºC/h.
L = 50
h = 4
5
• Dynamic Young’s modulus data obtained from the impulse excitation of vibration tests. • The average dynamic modulus of martensite at room temperature was about 70 GPa, but
decreased with increasing temperature with an average minimum value of 60 GPa at ~80 ºC.
O. Benafan et al., Scripta Materialia, 2013 68(18), p. 571–574
ASTM E1876-09
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0.2% Offset “Yield” Stress Behavior of Ni49.9Ti50.1
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160 ºC120 ºC
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stre
ss (M
Pa)
strain (%)
(a)
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0.2%
off
set-
stre
ss (M
Pa)
temperature (ºC)
(b)
• The onset of inelastic deformation (generally referred to as ‘yield’) in the martensite phase is dominated by reorientation and detwinning mechanisms.
• Decrease with increasing temperature, reaching an averaged minimum value of 140 MPa between 65 and 80 ºC.
• The onset stress then sharply increased in the two-phase region and reached near saturation (with a still slightly positive slope) at 350 MPa near 130 ºC.
• Inelastic deformation over this temperature range (~90 – 130 ºC), which includes the B19'→ B2 phase transition, is attributed to the nearly concurrent operation of stress-induced martensite and plastic deformation.
O. Benafan et al., Scripta Materialia, 2013 68(18), p. 571–574
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Transformation Temperatures: DSC vs. Strain-Temperature vs. Neutrons
d-spacing (Å)1 1.5 2 2.5 3
0
10
1
inte
nsity
(a.u
.)
(b)
(c)
tem
pera
ture
(ºC
)
30
heat
ing
cool
ing
230
inte
nsity
(a.u
.)
30
As
Af
Ms
Mf
(100
) A
(110
) A
(111
) A
(210
) A
(221
) A
(211
) A
(011
) M
(100
) M
(110
) M
(111
) M(1
10) M
(111
) M
(102
) M
(030
) M
(202
) M
(320
) A
reta
ined
B19
'
Asneutron
0 40 80 120 160 200
stra
in (%
)
temperature (ºC)
0.1%
in situ
ex situ(a)
heatingcooling
• Transformation temperatures during the reverse transformation measured from strain-temperature and DSC data were found to differ from the actual onset of transformation as revealed from neutron spectra.
• The austenite phase starting to form at ~75 ºC, O. Benafan et al, Scripta Materialia, 2013 68(18), p. 571–574
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Thermomechanical Cycling of Actuators
(400)H
ZA:[110]B2||[010]H
(001)B2
200nm500nm
0
30
6090
120
150
180
210
240270
300
330
{110}A
latt
ice
stra
in (%
)
0.5
0
-0.5
55N
iTi
NiT
iPd
NiT
iHf
Outcome In situ diffraction Electron diffraction
10 nm precipitates
20 nm precipitates
114M,T
110T002T
112T
110M
002M112M
–0.0
–5.0
–2.5
20 cy
cles
50 cy
cles
0 cy
cles
–0.0
–3.0
–1.5
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SMA Properties – Can they be Optimized for Actuators?
1. Material and Geometry‡ • Binary 55NiTi → = 5.08mm (0.2in) • Stress free transformation temperatures
• • • •
• Effective coefficient of thermal expansion • •
• Effective elastic moduli • •
• Effective Poisson’s ratios • •
* 6
* 6
13.0 10 /
6.4 10 /A
M
C
C
*
*
74
50A
M
E GPa
E GPa
*
*
0.33
0.387A
M
92105
7155
s
f
s
f
A CA C
M CM C
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0 50 100 150 200 250
heatingcooling
Stra
in (%
)
Temperature (ºC)
*M
*A
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
austenitemartensite
Stre
ss (M
Pa)
Strain (%)
As
Mf
Ms
AE
ME
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Coefficient of Thermal Expansion: Large Anisotropy
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
20 40 60 80 100
calculation (isotropic average)extensometryself-consistent model
latti
ce s
trai
n (%
)
temperature (°C)
B19' NiTi (heating)
110
001
101
111
020
111
120
solid symbols: neutron datasolid lines: calculation
201
(a)
0.20
0.25
0.30
0.35
0
20
40
60
80
100
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
heating (strain%)cooling (strain%)
heating (vol.%)cooling (vol.%)
mac
rosc
opic
str
ain
(%)
temperature (°C)
volu
me
perc
ent o
f B19
' NiT
i (%
)
[1] S. Qiu et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 141906 (2009)
• Atomic scale measurements of thermal strains
Heating(10-6/ C)
Cooling(10-6/ C)
B19'NiTi
Thermal expansion
tensor components
11 -47.2 -30.8
22 43.8 32.1
33 22.7 27.3
31 29.0 32.4
CTE* 6.4 9.5
CTE† 8.1 10.9
CTE (extensometry) 10.3 9.0
B2NiTi
CTE* 13.0 13.1
CTE (extensometry) 12.4 12.3*isotropic average †self-consistent model
• Outcome • First report on NiTi CTE tensor (monoclinic
martensite) including negative expansion in certain crystal orientations
• Parametric input for most SMA models
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Coefficient of Thermal Expansion: Large Anisotropy
• Similar observation in HTSMAs (e.g., NiTiPt – B19)
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
40 80 120 160 200 240
latt
ice
stra
in (%
)
temperature (oC)
B19 Ni29
Ti50
Pt21
heating
solid symbols: neutron datasolid lines: calculation....... extensometry
011
030
013
121
111
102
120
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
240 260 280 300 320 340
100110111210
latt
ice
stra
in (%
)
temperature (oC)
solid symbols: neutron data. . . . . extensometry-------calculation (isotropic average)
B2 Ni29
Ti50
Pt21
(heating)
O. Benafan et al., unpublished work
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SMA Properties – Can they be Optimized for Actuators?
1. Material and Geometry‡ • Binary 55NiTi → = 5.08mm (0.2in) • Stress free transformation temperatures
• • • •
• Effective coefficient of thermal expansion • •
• Effective elastic moduli • •
• Effective Poisson’s ratios • •
* 6
* 6
13.0 10 /
6.4 10 /A
M
C
C
*
*
74
50A
M
E GPa
E GPa
*
*
0.33
0.387A
M
92105
7155
s
f
s
f
A CA C
M CM C
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
0.30
0 50 100 150 200 250
heatingcooling
Stra
in (%
)
Temperature (ºC)
*M
*A
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
austenitemartensite
Stre
ss (M
Pa)
Strain (%)
As
Mf
Ms
AE
ME
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Elastic Moduli: Hard and Soft Orientations
-400
-200
0
200
400
-4 -2 0 2 4 6
stre
ss (M
Pa)
strain (%)
macroscopic detwinning start
macroscopic detwinning start
-0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3
-400
-200
0
200
400
100012102100 model012 model102 model100 single crystal012 single crystal102 single crystal
lattice strain (%)
appl
ied
stre
ss(M
Pa)
macroscopic detwinning start
macroscopic detwinning start
• Strain anisotropy and texture measurements
• Outcome • First validation of ab initio calculation • Entire compliance matrix, not just a
Young's modulus • Revealed mechanisms responsible for
deflated modulus values obtained from conventional macroscopic tests
# of points R100 128.2 129.8 132.2 6 0.997012 136.0 146.7 145.4 6 0.978102 157.3 152.8 167.1 6 0.999-120 33.8 106.0 101.4 6 0.997121 84.2 116.3 104.6 6 0.996-112 177.6 147.6 165.1 6 0.999-122 120.2 143.7 110.5 5 0.991-111 85.9 130.2 104.7 5 0.999011 175.9 155.7 117.1 6 0.995-121 53.4 122.0 93.3 5 1.000-110 41.0 105.1 78.2 6 0.997
Single crystal Modelhkl
Neutron diffractioncrystalhklE neutronhklE
modelhklE
[1] S. Qiu et al., Acta Mat., 2010
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Elastic Moduli: Hard and Soft Orientations
O. Benafan et al., unpublished work
0
200
400
600
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1000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
50Ti50.5Ti
stre
ss (M
Pa)
strain (%)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
-0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
011002
111120
102121
030013
122032
appl
ied
stre
ss (M
Pa)
lattice strain (%)
NiTiPt
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Elastic Moduli: Hard and Soft Orientations
O. Benafan et al., unpublished work
NiTiPt
0
50
100
150
200
250
-0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
011002
111120
102121
030013
122032
appl
ied
stre
ss (M
Pa)
lattice strain (%)
E011=257.8 GPa R=0.985 E002=138.7 GPa R=0.994 E111=99.2 GPa R=0.997 E120=55.1 GPa R= 0.988 E102=138.3 GPa R=0.993 E121=75.3 GPa R=0.995 E030=173.0 GPa R=0.998 E013=132.3 GPa R=0.988 E122=88.3 GPa R=0.996 E032=218.6 GPa R=0.886
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Optimization of Two-Way Shape Memory Effect • Uniaxial deformation at room temperature
followed by free recovery
• Outcome • Established a quick and efficient method
for creating a strong and stable TWSME • Texture maps were used to determine
deformation modes – correlated with TWSME stability and magnitude (not possible another way)
strain (%)
stres
s (M
Pa)
50
100
150
200
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1416 18 20 22
0
100
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900
12
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7
A
B
CD
0.00
3.50
3.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
0.00
8.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12cycle number (#)
= 6%
= 22% = 20% = 18%
= 16% = 14%
= 10%
tran
sfor
mat
ion
stra
in (%
)
(a)
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Shape Setting of SMA Actuators
heating
cooling
pre-strain
1pr
1pr
• In situ neutron diffraction during shape setting of bulk polycrystalline NiTi
• Outcome • Guidelines for shape setting any actuator: stress
and temperature limits for shape setting • Neutrons revealed mechanisms responsible for
the stress generation and relaxation during shape setting.
-0.4
0.0
0.4
0.8
100 200 300 400
100110111210211220221311CTE
(c)
stra
in (%
)
temperature (ºC)
heating
CTE
B2 planes to loading direction
0
100
200
300
400
0 100 200 300 400
stre
ss (M
Pa)
temperature (oC)
2nd shape set
1st shape set
T = 30 ºC
T = 300 ºC
[1] O. Benafan et al. (2012)
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Torsional Characteristics of 55NiTi
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Torsional Characteristics of 55NiTi
0
20
40
60
80
100
300 330 360 390 420 450
T = 5.17 N-m
temperature (K)
(a)
angl
e of
twis
t (de
g)
heatingcooling
0
20
40
60
80
100
300 330 360 390 420 450temperature (K)
(b)an
gle
of tw
ist (
deg)
heatingcooling
T = 0 N-m (TWSME)
0
20
40
60
80
100
300 330 360 390 420 450temperature (K)
(d)
angl
e of
twis
t (de
g)
heatingcooling
T = 0 N-m (TWSME)0
20
40
60
80
100
300 330 360 390 420 450temperature (K)
(c)
angl
e of
twis
t (de
g)
heatingcooling
T = 5.17 N-m
Solid
tube
d-spacing (Å)
Nor
mal
ized
inte
nsity
(a.u
.)
1.0 2.0 3.0
data and Rietveld fit
difference curve peak positions
303 K
438 K
{100
}
{110
}{11
1}
{210
}
{221
}
(011
)(1
00)
(110
)
(120
)
(120
)
(111
)
B2 austenite
B19' martensite
(030
)
(e)
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Extension of Neutrons to Novel High Temperature SMAs
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• Microstructural evolution during isothermal and isobaric deformation of NiTiHf
• Outcome • High work output and dimensional stability • Texture measurements were correlated to the lack
of evolution in this alloy • Confirmed relationship of microstructure and
load-biased tests: From Neutron spectra • Neutrons showed why training of Hf alloy is not
necessary [1] O. Benafan et al. Metall. Trans. A, 43, 4539 (2012)
lattice plane spacing (Å)
(100
)
(021
)
(121
)(102
)
(110
)
1.0 2.0 3.0
norm
alize
d in
tens
ity (a
rbitr
ary
units
)
(111
)
data and Rietveld fit
difference curve
peak positions
(a)
(011
)
prec
ipita
tes
2.16 Å
400 MPa thermal cycle 2
0 MPa initial 0 MPa initial
400 MPa no thermal cycle
400 MPa thermal cycle 1
400 MPa thermal cycle 2
400 MPa thermal cycle 3
400 MPa no thermal cycle
400 MPa thermal cycle 1
400 MPa thermal cycle 3
400 MPa no thermal cycle
400 MPa thermal cycle 1
400 MPa thermal cycle 2
210
110
120
020
130
012 210
110
120
020
130
012
0 MPa after no load thermal cycle 0 MPa after no load thermal cycle
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
1.50
1.25
1.00
0.75
0.50
0.25
0.00
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.00
6.50
6.00
5.50
5.00
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
1
2
3
4
0 100 200 300 400
heating (cycle 1)cooling (cycle 1)heating (cycle 2)cooling (cycle 2)heating (cycle 3)cooling (cycle 3)
strai
n (%
)temperature (ºC)
400 MPa
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-150 MPa/25 °C, Cycle 0 -150 MPa/25 °C, Cycle 1 -150 MPa/25 °C, Cycle 4
-4 MPa/25 °C, Cycle 7 -4 MPa/25 °C, Cycle 8
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• The role of retained martensite during thermal-mechanical cycling in NiTiPd high temperature shape memory alloy was revealed
• Outcome • Direct correlations were made between
macroscopic changes in actuator performance parameters, and atomic-scale evolution from neutron spectra
• The rate of evolution of texture and volume fraction of the retained martensite plays a key role in the stability of the actuator
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
0 50 100 150 200
Cycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3Cycle 4Cycle 5Cycle 6Cycle 7Cycle 8
stra
in (%
)
temperature (°C)
(b)
NiTiPd
loading
2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2
Cycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3Cycle 4Cycle 5Cycle 6Cycle 7
B19 (011)
B19 (100)
B2 (100)
d-spacing (Å)
norm
aliz
ed in
tens
ity
(d)
NiTiPd
2.8 2.9 3 3.1 3.2
Cycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3Cycle 4Cycle 5Cycle 6Cycle 7
B19 (011)
B19 (100)
B2 (100)
d-spacing (Å)
norm
aliz
ed in
tens
ity
(c)
NiTiPd
Extension of Neutrons to Novel High Temperature SMAs
S. Qiu et al.,
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Neutrons can be used to study most actuator forms
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