"Shape Memory Alloys: Processing, Characterization and Applications" ed. by Francisco Manuel Braz Fernandes

In this book, a group of recent studies is compiled focusing on a wide range of topics from processing to the relationship between the structure and properties, as well as new applications.

Contents
Preface
Section 1: Processing
1 Thermo mechanics I Treatments for Ni-Ti Alloys
2 The Methods of Preparation of Ti-Ni-X Alloys and Their Forming
3 Ni25Ti50Cu25 Shape Memory Alloy Produced by Nonconventional Techniques
Section 2: Characterization
4 Thermal Strain and Magnetization Studies of the Ferromagnetic Heusler Shape Memory Alloys Ni2MnGa and the Effect of Selective Substitution in 3d Elements on the Structural and Magnetic Phase
5 Iron Based Shape Memory Alloys: Mechanical and Structural Properties
Section 3: Mechanical Behavior
6 Mechanics of Shape Memory Alloy Materials - Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Implications
7 Determination of Elastic and Dissipative Energy Contributions to Martensitic Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys
3 Micro mechanical Behavior of CuAlBe Shape Memory Alloy Undergoing 3-Point Bending Analyzed by Digital Image Correlation
Section 4: Applications
9 Applications of SMA Bundles in Practical Concrete Structures
10 NiTi Shape Memory Alloys, Promising Materials in Orthopedic Applications