J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2004, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (04): 390-394.

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Separation of the Martensite in TiNi Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite

Yanjun ZHENG, Lishan CU, IYan LI, Dazhi YANG   

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2004-07-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Yanjun ZHENG

Abstract: The reverse martensitic transformation of TiNi shape memory alloy fibers embedded in a pure aluminum matrix was studied in this paper. Results showed that the phase composition of the TiNi alloy fibers prior to prestraining at the room temperature had a significant influence on the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results of the composites. By a comparison to the high temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) results, it was confirmed that the martensite was divided into two groups: the self-accommodating martensite (SAM) and the preferentially oriented martensite (POM). The evolving process of the separation of martensite was discussed.

Key words: Shape memory alloy, TiNi, Composite, Martensitic transformation