Vol. 20 No. 1 (2017) Cover Image
Vol. 20 No. 1 (2017)

Published: January 31, 2017

Pages: 105-112

Articles

Investigate the Microstructure and the Mechanical Properties of Ni-Ti-Cu Shape Memory Alloys

Dania F. Abbas Aljuboori 1 Kadhim K. Resan 1 Ayad M. Takhakh 2
1 College of Engineering, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
2 College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
History
  • Received: October 1, 2016
  • Available Online: January 1, 2017

Abstract

In this study a Nickel-Titanium-Cupper shape memory alloys was manufactured by powder metallurgy (PM) technique, powder mixture of 50% Ti , 47% Ni and 3% Cu was prepared by mixing for two hours and compacted in a press machine using various compacting pressure (600, 700 and 800) MPa , sample was then sintered for 5 hrs in an electrical tube vacuum furnace using sintering temperature of (850?C, 900?C and 950?C) .phase analysis of samples was conducted by X-ray diffraction test, the effect of different sintering temperature and compacting pressure on the porosity, microhardness ,compression strength and the shape memory effect (SME) was studied, the result showed decrease in the porosity and increasing in the shape recovery ,compression strength and microhardness with increasing compacting pressure and at lower sintering temperature and hence the best results was at 800MPa compacting pressure and 850?C sintering temperature.

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