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Actuation curvature limits for a composite beam with embedded shape memory alloy wires

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posted on 2024-06-04, 11:28 authored by S Naghashian, BL Fox, Matthew BarnettMatthew Barnett
Shape memory alloy composites were manufactured using NiTi wires and woven glass fiber pre-impregnated fabrics. A closed form analytical model was developed to investigate the curvature achievable during actuation. The experimental results of actuation showed reasonable agreement with the model. Actuation temperatures were between ∼55 and 110 °C, curvatures of 0.25-0.5m-1 were obtained and the stresses in the wires were estimated to have reached 265MPa during actuation. An actuation curvature map was produced, which shows the actuation limits and approximate temperature-curvature curves for the general case of a composite containing shape memory alloy wires. © 2014 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Journal

Smart Materials and Structures

Volume

23

Pagination

1-10

Location

Bristol, Eng.

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

0964-1726

eISSN

1361-665X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

Issue

6

Publisher

Institute of Physics Publishing

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