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High cyclic stability of the elastocaloric effect in sputtered TiNiCu shape memory films.
- Source :
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Applied Physics Letters . 8/27/2012, Vol. 101 Issue 9, p091903. 4p. 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The elastocaloric effect that occurs during the stress-induced martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys is a promising mechanism in view of solid state cooling applications. It also allows for downscaling to feature sizes in the μm range, thus, being attractive for micro-cooling applications using thin film materials. In this study, elastocaloric properties of TiNi and TiNiCu films and their relation to functional fatigue were investigated. Both materials show similar effect sizes, their fatigue behavior is however different. While the temperature change in TiNi degrades by a factor of two within 150 cycles, no significant elastocaloric fatigue was found in TiNiCu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 79630068
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4748307