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Smart Materials

Smart materials can sense and respond to their environment in a controlled way. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a type of smart material that exhibit pseudoelasticity and shape memory effects related to solid state phase changes between martensite and austenite phases. SMAs have applications in aircraft, robots, bone plates, eyeglasses, and orthodontic devices due to their unique properties. While SMAs show promise, they also have some disadvantages including cost and poor fatigue properties.

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Smart Materials

Smart materials can sense and respond to their environment in a controlled way. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a type of smart material that exhibit pseudoelasticity and shape memory effects related to solid state phase changes between martensite and austenite phases. SMAs have applications in aircraft, robots, bone plates, eyeglasses, and orthodontic devices due to their unique properties. While SMAs show promise, they also have some disadvantages including cost and poor fatigue properties.

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SMART MATERIALS

Introduction:-

• Nature is full of magic materials.


• Smart materials can sense, stimulate, process
and actuate a response.
• the properties can be easily altered.
Shape memory alloys (SMA’s):-

• Metals which exhibit 2 unique properties:


(1) Pseudo-elasticity.
(2) Shape Memory Effect.
Working of SMA’s:-
 The properties are due to the solid state
phase change.
 There are two phases:-
(1) Marten site and
(2) Austenite.
• Marten site is relatively soft and exist at low
temp’s
• The molecular structure is as below:
► Austenite is the stronger phase, occurs at high
temp’s.
► Cubic structure.
Shape Memory Effect:-

 The un-deformed marten site and the austenite have


same size and shape.
 Shape memory effect is absorbed when it is cooled
down to less than Mf.
Pseudo Elasticity:-
 It occurs in the alloys which completely consists
of Austenite.
 It occurs without a change in temperature.
 Applications of pseudo elasticity:
(1) eyeglass frames.
(2) orthodontic arches.
Applications of shape memory alloys:-

 In air craft maneuverability.


 In Robotic muscles:
Points of consideration:-
(1) The method of controlling movement with the limb.
(2) Emulating real human movements.
(3) The gripping force required to hold any object.
 Creating human motion using SMA wires is a complex
task.
 The wire is heated by passing the current through it.
 In Bone plates:
advantages of sma:-
 Bio-compact ability
 Good Mechanical properties.

dis-advantages of sma:-
 These alloys are expensive.
 poor fatigue properties
Conclusion:-
► The SMA’s have a major say in the field of precision
engineering.
► These play a vital role in the surgical operations.
► These act as best alternatives in the field of
manufacturing.
References:-

o Material Science and Manufacturing


by M.Moallem.
o Material Science and Engineering
by K.M.Guptha, Umesh Publications.
o Elements of Material Science and Engineering
by Van vik / Adison Wesley.

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