The effect of crystallographic texture on stress-induced martensitic transformation in NiTi: A computational analysis

• Published in: Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials Vol. 53; pp. 210 - 217
• Main Authors: Weafer, F.M., Guo, Y., Bruzzi, M.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Crystallography; Elasticity; Finite Element Analysis; Microstructure; Nickel - chemistry; NiTi; Nitinol; Superelasticity; Texture; Titanium - chemistry; Superelasticity; Microstructure; NiTi; Nitinol; Crystallography; Texture

NiTi׳s superelasticity is exploited in a number of biomedical devices, in particular self-expanding endovascular stents. These stents are often laser-cut from textured micro-tubing; texture is the distribution of crystallographic grain orientations in a polycrystalline material which has been experi...