A multivariant martensitic Cu-Zn-Al-Fe Shape Memory Alloy has been analysed by means of tensile loading-unloading tests, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The tensile superelastic curve was correlated with the crystallographic reorientation of the martensite plate variants. The stress plateaus correspond to the reversible formation of (016) variant, up to 20 MPa, accompanied by the increase of the second and third order microstrains

The paper reports the effects of 100 to 500 training cycles applied to lamellar specimens of a Cu-Zn-Al Shape Memory Alloy (SMA). The training procedure consisted in the bending, during the cooling to room temperature (RT) of martensitic specimens, by the load fastened at their free end and in load lifting by Shape Memory Effect (SME) during heating up to austenitic domain. During cooling, the concave surface of bent specimens was compressed and

Fe-14 Mn-6 Si-9 Cr-5 Ni (mass. %) shape memory alloys (SMAs) were produced from raw powders employed both in initial commercial state and in a mixture state of equal fractions of commercial and mechanically alloyed (MA’d) particles. After blending, pressing and sintering, powder compacts were hot rolled (HR’d) and solution treated (ST’d) before being machined into plane-parallel lamellas. Specimens with special geometry were pre-strained on

Resistance spot welding (RSW) is one of the most used methods of joining sheet metals. The RSW process is based on Joule Lenz effect, of the electric current passing trough the (similar or dissimilar ) joining metal sheets positioned between the two contact electrodes. At welding process , some important changes occurs in metallurgical and mechanical properties of the welded areas and heat affected zones (HAZ) . The purpose of this work is to highlight