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Metal injection moulding of NiTi shape memory alloys


 
 
Contact   Bidaux Jacques-Eric
 
Title   Metal injection moulding of NiTi shape memory alloys
 
Author(s)   Bidaux J.-E., Jochem A., Zufferey D., Carreño Morelli E.
 
References   Proc. of Euro PM2007, European Powder Metallurgy Conference, Toulouse, France, October 15-17, 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 223-228
 
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Abstract   NiTi parts have been produced by injection moulding. A feedstock consisting of elemental titanium hydride and nickel powders blended with an organic binder was used. By using scanning electron microscopy observations coupled with an energy-dispersive X-ray analysis it was shown that the parts essentially consist of NiTi except some small Ti-rich domains and a contaminated surface layer. The presence of a martensitic transformation in the temperature range above room temperature was shown by differential scanning calorimetry. Shape memory effects of more than 4% were achieved.
 
 
 
 
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