Joining of NiTi alloy to itself has been realised by vacuum brazing process using AgCu28 eutectic as filler metal. Microstructures, mechanical and shape memory behaviour have been investigated. The shearing strength of the brazed joint exceeds 100 MPa, and rupture occurs at the diffusion layer of parent metal beside brazing metal. The brazed joint will be stronger than parent metal on condition of the specimen with a joint of lap length 10 times of plate thickness. The brazed specimen shows a good shape memory behaviour. From the point of view of practice, the brazing joint design principle and brazing quality improvement have been discussed.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.