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- Presents a design methodology for shape memory alloy (SMA) components such as wires, beams and springs for different applications
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Computational Mechanics (BRIEFSCOMPUTAT)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This short monograph presents an analysis and design methodology for shape memory alloy (SMA) components such as wires, beams, and springs for different applications. The solid-solid, diffusionless phase transformations in thermally responsive SMA allows them to demonstrate unique characteristics like superelasticity and shape memory effects. The combined sensing and actuating capabilities of such materials allows them to provide a system level response by combining multiple functions in a single material system. In SMA, the combined mechanical and thermal loading effects influence the functionality of such materials.
The aim of this book is to make the analysis of these materials accessible to designers by developing a "strength of materials" approach to the analysis and design of such SMA components inspired from their various applications with a review of various factors influencing the design process for such materials.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Ashwin Rao, A. R. Srinivasa, J. N. Reddy
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Design of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuators
Authors: Ashwin Rao, A. R. Srinivasa, J. N. Reddy
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03188-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03187-3Published: 27 May 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03188-0Published: 08 May 2015
Series ISSN: 2191-530X
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5318
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 130
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour
Topics: Solid Mechanics, Metallic Materials, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials