Properties and response of composite material with spheroidal superelastic shape memory alloy inclusions subject to three-dimensional stress state

• Published in: Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 43; no. 22; p. 225402
• Main Author: Birman, Victor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 09.06.2010; Institute of Physics
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Composite materials; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Dispersion hardening metals; Elasticity. Plasticity; Exact sciences and technology; Fibres; Homogenizing; Hysteresis; Inclusions; Martensitic transformations; Materials science; Mathematical analysis; Mechanical properties and methods of testing. Rheology. Fracture mechanics. Tribology; Metals. Metallurgy; Phase diagrams and microstructures developed by solidification and solid-solid phase transformations; Physics; Powder metallurgy. Composite materials; Production techniques; Shape memory alloys; Stresses; Superelasticity; Titanium alloy; Elastic modulus; Volume fraction; Metal matrix composite; Stress strain relation; Stress tensor; Aluminium; Composite material; Dispersion strengthened metal; Phenomenological model; Shape memory alloy; Superelasticity; Energy dissipation; Transition metal alloy; Martensitic transformation; Stiffness; Mechanical hysteresis; Nickel alloy

This communication illustrates the method of evaluation of the stiffness tensor and the stress–strain relationship of a particulate composite material with randomly distributed spheroidal superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) inclusions that is subject to three-dimensional stresses. The Mori–Tanaka...