Thermal Behaviour of Polymer Composite Reinforced with NiTi Shape Memory Alloys

Autor: A.S. Cavalcanti Leal, A.G. Barbosa de Lima, Carlos José de Araújo, K.B. Moura da Silva, C.A. Araújo Mota
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Diffusion Foundations. 10:39-54
ISSN: 2296-3642
Popis: Shape memory alloys (SMA) are materials with metallic characteristic able to recover a geometric shape previously established under heat effect. This differentiated property, combined with the mechanical characteristic allows its use in many industrial situations. Active composites are produced with the polymeric matrix and wire of shape memory alloy, combining the elastic properties of the composite and characteristics of the phase transformation, martensite and austenite of SMA with memory alloy effect. The phase transformations that occur in the alloy are thermal processes, characterized by an increase in temperature during processing. The heat is transmitted for matrix, resulting in loss of mechanical properties of the composite. In this context, this paper aims to numerically analyze heat transfer in an epoxy resin polymer matrix incorporating Ni-Ti alloy wire with shape memory effect using ANSYS CFX software.
Databáze: OpenAIRE