Talk:Shape-memory alloy

The data in this page has been transferred from the Memory metal article (apologies if this was the wrong way to move them). The original author info is still stored under the memory metal history. Average Earthman 11:05, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Nanowires?

I went to a fascinating talk recently by Min Zhou of Georgia Tech who is researching unexpected memory behavior in nanowires of regular materials such as copper. I'm not sure if this disserves mention in the article yet, but it should be kept in mind. Basically the small scale (~5×5 atoms) allows dislocations to not interfere and so the crystal orientation of a nanowire can be switched back and forth under axial strain and temperature changes. —BenFrantzDale 01:44, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Plot...

I believe the plot of the martensite/austenite ratio dependence on temperature is wrong. I agree that a similar plot can be obtained by plotting deformation versus temperature, when an SMA actuator work against eg. a constant load. In that case the backslash can easily be explained by the deformation treshold. I make this claim, because I made several measurement of resitance and radiation heat, and data suggust that the relation is semidefinit.

Manufacture and Uses

Where have the sections gone, there appear just to be 3 titles but with nothign underneath them. has the page been vanadalized or something similar?

Are Raychem the pioneers in this field

In an interview with Paul Cook (Harvard business review March-April 1990) Paul Cook of Raychem claimed that the Naval Ordinance Lab had begun the research and that Raychem developed the heat shrinkable plastics. Back in 1970. Page 105 HBR March - April 1990.

PS. Raychem was acquired by Tyco

Kendirangu 08:44, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Can somebody fix the first line of this article please, I can't seem to do it, but you know what I'm talking about.

I think this page needs to be cleaned up a bit in terms of understandable language. Its first paragraph is confusing in its language. 66.16.162.134 14:48, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Manufacture section?

Doesn't make sense, particularly the part about 500 degrees for more than 5 minutes, which seems to contradict the previous line. Very bare paragraph that doesnt seem necessary. Also I think the medical applications could be talked up a bit more seeing as thats where most of the revenue will come from. Clot filters, stents, guidewires, and why they are suited to these applications. I would do it, but I just don't have the time, and when I do, I won't have the internet :( Howboutpete 02:18, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Shape memory coupling

Could someone have a glance at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shape memory coupling? New article: disussion ongoing on what to do with it. Gordonofcartoon 00:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Revolutionised fiber optic development?

I'm wondering whether there is any reference for this claim and, if there is, whether it would be better to have a more complete discussion of the fiber optic applications in a separate paragraph rather than having it in the middle of a paragraph discussing medical applications. Moriquendi-101 21:22, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

SMAs without undergoing a martensite transformation

The articles should be updated to include shape memory alloys of FeGa and FeAl. Both materials show a pseudoelastic properties, while both do not undergo a martensitic transformation. In this case the pseudoelastic property is due to " Superpartial dislocations with Burgers vector of 1/4[1 1 1] were pulled back by nearest-neighbour and next-nearest-neighbour antiphase bound- aries during unloading," according Yasuda et al. As a result this conflicts with the general statement in the article, "These extraordinary properties are due to a temperature-dependent martensitic phase transformation from a low-symmetry to a highly symmetric crystallographic structure. Those crystal structures are known as martensite (at lower temperatures) and austenite (at higher temperatures)." The addition of the word generally to the statment will improve the articles accuracy. An additional paragraph in the body of the article will be helpful as well. A good reference for these changes could be based on the published article, H.Y. Yasuda, M. Aoki, A. Takaoka, Y. Umakoshi. Pseudoelasticity in Fe3Ga single crystals. Scripta Materialia 53 (2005) 253–257 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.22.154.228 (talk) 00:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

1-way vs. 2-way Schematic

The One-way vs. two-way Shape Memory Schematic is not very clear. I stared at it for a minute without really understanding it. 71.231.179.83 (talk) 06:20, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Section on Martensite

I think the section on Martensite could be ommitted from this article, seeing as there is a direct copy of the information contained in a link available from this very article.Routy (talk) 13:51, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree. Go ahead and do it. Tanthalas39 (talk) 23:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Section removed. Could do with further tidying —Preceding unsigned comment added by Routy (talk • contribs) 12:06, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Trademarks

Judging from the typography on the Jameco website, "Muscle Wire" and "Flexinol" are trademarks. Unfree (talk) 13:06, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Overview

The first paragraph is difficult to understand sbandrews (t) 13:56, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree. It doesn't actually say anything... How about this:

A shape memory alloy (SMA, also known as a smart alloy, memory metal, or muscle wire) is an alloy that "remembers" its shape. A shape memory alloy can be deformed and then when heated to a specific temperature returns to its original shape.

I know its not much of a change but it at least it qualifies '"remembers" its shape' in a more useful way. --**CatoftheNight** (talk) 11:19, 12 May 2008 (UTC)