Analysis of the transformations temperatures of helicoidal Ti-Ni actuators using computational numerical methods

The development of shape memory actuators has enabled noteworthy applications in the mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace, and oil industries and in medicine. These applications have been targeted on miniaturization and taking full advantage of spaces. This article analyses a Ti-Ni shape memo...

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Main Authors: Carlos Augusto do N. Oliveira, Alvaro Antonio Ochoa Villa, Cezar Henrique Gonzalez, Pablo Batista Guimarães, Rodrigo José Ferreira, Severino Leopoldino Urtiga Filho, Niedson José da Silva, José Orlando Silveira Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2013-01-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392013005000066