SMART MATERIALS S HAPE M EMORY A LLOYS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND 1932 A. Ölander discovered the pseudoelastic behavior of the Au-Cd alloy Greninger & Mooradian observed phase changes by decreasing and increasing the temperature of a Cu-Zn alloy The U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory discovered a new material that exhibited shape memory effect. This alloy was named NiTiNOL N ickel T itanium N aval O rdnance L aboratory
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND
SETTING “ORIGINAL” SHAPE
ACTUATION: MUSCLE WIRE Nitinol Wire Stretched at room temp. Small current returns wire to original length Up to 8% stretch
APPLICATIONS Railway Signal
APPLICATIONS Robotic Hand
ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS
S.M.A. Q UESTIONS ?
REFERENCES Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) Martensitic Nanostructure and Recent Applications Development A. Coda SAES Getters S.p.A., Lainate (MI), Italy Shape Memory Alloy National Nanotechnology Secondary School Resource, etals/applications_for_shape_memory_al.htm content