Pulsed laser deposition of the NiTiCu thin film alloy

Morphological and structural evaluation of nanocrystalline NiTiCu shape memory alloy prepared via mechanical alloying and annealing

“…However, addition of higher amount of Cu ( 410 at%) reduces the formability and fatigue life of the alloy. It is clear that the properties of the ternary TiNiCu shape memory alloys are closely related to the martensitic transformation sequences, which obviously depend on the Cu content [5][6][7][8].…”

“…There are several methods for the processing of SMAs such as arc melting, induction melting, plasma melting, injection molding, explosive shock-wave compression, melt-spinning, severe plastic deformation, thermal explosion combustion, spark plasma sintering and extrusion [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Mechanical alloying (MA) is one of the effective and well-known approaches for processing of alloys and compounds with nanocrystalline structures.…”