The unique properties of shape-memory alloys such as nitinol have lent themselves to a variety of applications across numerous industries, including medical devices. These common shape-memory alloys, ...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metallic materials capable of undergoing reversible, diffusionless phase changes that enable two hallmark behaviours: the shape memory effect and superelasticity. In the ...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metallic materials capable of recovering large strains through thermo‐mechanical transformations. When incorporated into cementitious composites, SMAs impart active ...

Shape memory alloys (SMA) remember their original shape and return to it after being heated. Similar to how a liquid transforms into a gas when boiled, SMAs undergo a phase transformation when heated ...

Researchers have developed a novel copper-based alloy that exhibits a special shape memory effect at temperatures as low as -200°C. The work has been published in the journal Communications ...