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Original Articles

Microstructure and shape-memory behavior of annealed Ti51.5Ni33.1Cu15.4 thin films

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Pages 13-20 | Received 22 Aug 2005, Accepted 16 Nov 2005, Published online: 21 Aug 2006
 

Abstract

The structure and shape-memory behavior of Ti51.5Ni33.1Cu15.4 amorphous films, prepared by sputtering and annealed at 773, 873 and 973 K for 1 h, have been investigated. The microstructure of the thin films evolved in the following sequence as a function of the annealing temperature: (1) plate precipitates of Guinier–Preston (GP) zones at 773 K, (2) spherical precipitates of a Ti2Ni phase and plate precipitates of a Ti2Cu phase at 873 K, (3) grain boundary precipitates of a Ti2Ni phase and a Ti2Cu phase at 973 K. With increasing annealing temperature, the transformation temperature increased. The temperature hysteresis was small compared to that of Ti51.5Ni48.5 thin films. As the annealing temperature increased, the transformation strain decreased and the residual strain increased. It was found that the substitution of Cu for Ni stabilizes coherent plate precipitates and, thus, improves the shape-memory effects of Ti51.5Ni33.1Cu15.4 films annealed at 773 and 873 K compared with those of Ti51.5Ni48.5 films.

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