Endowed with the power of memory, certain alloys can magically return to their original shape when heated or deformed. However, the repeated back-and-forth between the original and new configuration ...

Can the Thermal Properties of Shape Memory Alloys be adjusted for Heating and Cooling Applications? Thermal parameters, especially thermal expansion, play a key role in the performance of shape memory ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a groundbreaking titanium-aluminum (Ti-Al)-based superelastic alloy. This new material is not only lightweight but also strong, offering the unique ...

A chance discovery in 1959 by military scientists led to Nitinol, a metal that remembers its shape. This nickel-titanium ...