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SMST-2008

September 21-25, 2008

Stresa, Italy

Proceedings ofthe International Conference on

Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies

wfSsff*ittt)£9.mttf%>

RR

5840

(2008)a

Edited byAusonio Tuissi

M. R. Mitchell

Jose San Juan

BSMSTThe International Organization on

Shape Memory and

Superelastic TechnologiesAn Affiliate Society of ASM International*

The MaterialsInformation Society

Springer

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SMST-2008

September 21-25, 2008

Stresa, Italy

Proceedings ofthe International Conference on

Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies

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5840

(2008)

Edited byAusonio Tuissi

M. R. Mitchell

Jose San Juan

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Shape Memory and

Superelastic TechnologiesAn Affiliate Society of ASM International*

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Special Issue Editorial

Editorial

Ausonio Tuissi, M.R. Mitchell, and Jose San Juan 447

Special Issue: SMST 2008

Characterization of Non-Metallic Inclusions in Superelastic NiTi Tubes

Alejandro Toro, Fei Zhou, Ming H. Wu, William Van Geertruyden,and Wojciech Z. Misiolek 448

Cu-Al-Ni-SMA-Based High-Damping CompositesGabriel A. Lopez, Mariano Ban-ado, Jose San Juan, and Maria Luisa No 459

Use of Circular Foldable Nitinol Blades for Resecting Calcified Aortic Heart Valves

Florian Hauck, Daniel Wendt, Sebastian Stiihle, Emilia Kawa, Hermann Wendt,Wiebke Miiller, Matthias Thielmann, Brigitte Kipfmiiller, Bernd Vogel,and Heinz Jakob 463

Nitinol Surfaces for ImplantationSvetlana Shabalovskaya, Gianni Rondelli, and Markus Rettenmayr 470

Influence of Quenching Rates on Equiatomic NiTi Ribbons Fabricated byMelt-Spinning

K. Mehrabi, M. Bruncko, B.J. McKay, and A.C. Kneissl 475

A Comparison of Chemistry and Inclusion Distribution and Morphology Versus

Melting Method of NiTi AlloysGeorge M. Kramer 479

Processing of Shape Memory CuZnAl Open-cell Foam by Molten Metal

Infiltration

E.M. Castrodeza, C. Mapelli, M. Vedani, S. Arnaboldi, P. Bassani, and A. Tuissi 484

Design and Characterization of New Ti-Nb-Hf AlloysM. Gonzalez, J. Peiia, J.M. Manero, M. Arciniegas, and F.J. Gil 490

High-Temperature Transformation Processes in Cu-13.4Al-5Ni Shape

Memory Alloy Single CrystalsM. Benke, V. Mertinger, and L. Daroczi 496

Factors Influencing the Reversion of Stress-induced Martensite to Austenite

in a Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni Shape Memory AlloyLeandru G. Bujoreanu, Sergiu Stanciu, Radu 1. Comaneci, Markus Meyer,Vasile Dia, and Ciprian Lohan 500

Optimization of the Ti-16.2Hf-24.8Nb-lZr Alloy by Cold WorkingM. Gonzalez, J. Pefia, J.M. Manero, M. Arciniegas, and F.J. Gil 506

Properties and Heat Treatment of High Transition TemperatureNi-Ti-Hf Alloys

C. Craig Wojcik 511

Mechanical Analysis of Hybrid Textile Composites with NiTi Wires

Elena Villa, Sergio Arnaboldi, Ausonio Tuissi, Marco Giacomelli, aid Elena Turco 517

Embedding of Superelastic SMA Wires into Composite Structures:

Evaluation of Impact PropertiesSilvio Pappada, Rocco Rametta, Luca Toia, Alberto Coda, Luca Fumagalli,and Alfonso Maffezzoli 522

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Mechanical and Vibration Characteristics of Laminated Composite Plates

Embedding Shape Memory Alloy Superelastic Wires

Silvio Pappada, Per Gren, Kourosh Tatar, Tord Gustafson, Rocco Rametta,Eltore Rossini, and Alfonso Maffezzoli 531

Surface Form Memory in NiTi: Energy Density of Constrained RecoveryDuring Indent Replication

Xueling Fei, Corey J. O'Connell, David S. Grummon, and Yang-Tse Cheng 538

Texture Development and Phase Transformation Behavior ofSputtered Ni-Ti Films

R.M.S. Martins, N. Schell, K.K. Mahesh, L. Pereira, RJ.C. Silva, and

RM. Braz Fernandes 543

Properties of Co-alloyed Ni-Fe-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory AlloysV.A. Cliemenko, K. Oikawa, M. Chmielus, S. Besseghini, E. Villa, F. Albettini,

L. Righi, A. Paoluzi, P. Miillner, R. Kainuma, and K. Ishida 548

Analysis of Variant Orientation Before and After Compression in

Polycrystalline Ni5oMn2!)Ga21 MSMAC. Munich, H. Wendrock, M. Potschke, U. Gaitzsch, S. Roth, B. Rellinghaus,and L. Schultz 554

A Study of the Effect of Diameter on the Fatigue Properties of NiTi Wire

Dennis W. Norwich and Audrey Fasching 558

Fatigue Performance of Nitinol Round Wire with Varying Cold Work Reductions

Jeremy E. Schaffer and David L. Plumley 563

Fracture Behaviour of Nickel-Titanium Laser Welded Joints

C. Maletta, A. Falvo, F. Furgiuele, G. Barbieri, and M. Brandizzi. 569

Influence of Carbon on the Microstructure of a Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni AlloyKhaled M. Mostafa, J. De Baerdemaeker, N. Van Caenegem, D. Segers,and Y. Houbaert 575

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Structure-Property Relationships in Conventional and Nanocrystalline NiTiIntel-metallic Alloy Wire

Jeremy E. Schaffer 5^2

Development of Texture and Microstrueture During Cold Rolling andAnnealing of a Fe-Based Shape Memory Alloy

Bikas C. Maji, Madangopal Krishnan, Vijay Hiwarkar, Indradev Samajdar,and R.K. Ray 5S8

Thermomechanical Properties of Porous NiTi Alloy Produced by SHSP. Bassani, P. Giuliani, A. Tuissi, and C. Zanotti 594

Effect of Impact-Induced Strain on the Stress-Induced MartensiticTransformation of Superelastic NiTi Shape-Memory Alloy Wires

J. Zurbitu, G. Castillo, I. Urrutibeascoa, and J. Aurrekoetxea 600

Factors Controlling Superelastic Damping Capacity of SMAs

L. Heller, P. Sittner, J. Pilch, and M. Landa 603

Application of SMA Composites in the Collectors of the Railway Pantographfor the Italian High-Speed Train

A. Tuissi, P. Bassani, R. Casati, M. Bocciolone, A. Collina, M. Carnevale,A. Lo Conte, and B. Previtali 612

Characterization of Transformation Temperatures with the Bend andFree Recovery Technique: Parameters and Effects

Masao Drexel, Jim Proft, and Scott Russell 620

Implementation of the Miiller-Achenbach-Seelecke Model for Shape MemoryAlloys in ABAQUS

Frank Richter, Oliver Kastner, and Gunther Eggeler 626

Numerical Study on the Influence of Material Characteristics on

Ni-Ti Endodontic Instrument Performance

Lorenza Petrini, Silvia Necehi, Silvio Taschieri, and Francesco Migliavacca 631

Conceptual Design and Simulation of a Compact Shape Memory Actuator for

Rotary Motion

I. Spinella, G. Scire Mammano, and E. Dragoni 638

SMA Numerical Modeling Versus Experimental Results: Parameter

Identification and Model Prediction CapabilitiesFerdinando Auricchio, Alberto Coda, Alessandro Reali, and Marco Urbano 649

Study of a Nitinol Stent Deployed into Anatomically Accurate ArteryGeometry and Subjected to Realistic Service Loading

Nuno Rebelo, Rachel Fu, and Michael Lawrenchuk 655

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Smart Laminates with Embedded SMA

Actuators—Part I: Embedding Techniques and Interface AnalysisP. Bettini, M. Riva, G. Sala, L. Di Landro, A. Airoldi, and J. Cucco 664

Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Smart Laminates with Embedded SMA

Actuators—Part II: Numerical Models and Empirical Correlations

M. Riva, P. Bettini, L. Di Landro, G. Sala, and A. Airoldi 672

Stress-Induced Martensitic Transformation in the Crack Tip Region of

a NiTi AlloyA. Falvo, F. Furgiuele, A. Leonardi, and C. Maletta 679

Simulation-Based Design of a Rotatory SMA Drive

Sascha Dilthey and Horst Meier 686

SmartFlex® NiTi Wires for Shape Memory Actuators

L. Fumagalli, F. Butera, and A. Coda 691

A Novel SMA-based Concept for Airfoil Structural MorphingS. Barbarino, R. Pecora, L. Lecce, A. Concilio, S. Ameduri, and E. Calvi 696

Shape Memory Hooks Employed in Fasteners

D. Vokoun, D. Majtas, M. Frost, P. Sedlak, and P. Sittner 706

"One-Module"-Actuators Based on Partial Activation ofShape Memory ComponentsS. Langbein and E.G. Welp 711

Electrically Actuated Antiglare Rear-View Mirror Based on a Shape Memory

Alloy Actuator

T. Luchetti, A. Zandla, M. Biasiotto, and A. Saccagno 717

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Investigation on the Hysteretic Behavior of NiTi Shape Memory Wires Actuated

Under Quasi-Equilibrium and Dynamic Conditions

A. Coda, M. Urbano, L. Fumagalli, and F. Butera 725

Feasibility Investigation of Superelastic Effect Devices for Seismic Isolation

ApplicationsG. Attanasi, F. Auricchio, and G.L. Fenves 729

Damping in Civil Engineering Using SMA. The Fatigue Behavior and Stability of

CuAlBe and NiTi AlloysV. Torra, A. Isalgue, C. Auguet, G. Carreras, F.C. Lovey, H. Soul, and P. Terriault 738

Shape Memory Alloy Tension/Compression Device for Seismic Retrofit of

BuildingsMatthew Speicher, Darel E. Hodgson, Reginald DesRoches, and Roberto T. Leon 746

The Effect of Exposure to Simulated Body Fluids on Breakdown Potentials

Clifford P. Warner 754

A Comparative Biocompatibility Analysis of Ternary Nitinol AlloysWaseem Haider, Norman Munroe, Chandan Pulletikurthi, Puneet K. Singh Gill,and Sushma Amruthaluri 760

Enhanced Biocompatibility of Porous Nitinol

Norman Munroe, Chandan Pulletikurthi, and Waseem Haider 765

Acceptance Criteria for Corrosion Resistance of Medical Devices: Statistical

Analysis of Nitinol Pitting in In Vivo Environments

Lawrence E. Eiselstein, Duane Steffey, Andrew Nissan, Nigel Corlett,Roberto Dugnani, Esra Kus, and Sarah G. Stewart 768

Analysis and Evaluation of the Dynamic Performance of SMA Actuators for

Prosthetic Hand DesignKevin T. O'Toole, Mark M. McGrath, and Eugene Coyle 781

Nitinol Embolic Protection Filters: Design Investigation by Finite Element AnalysisMichele Conti, Matthieu De Beule, Peter Mortier, Denis Van Loo,

Pascal Verdonck, Frank Vermassen, Patrick Segers, Ferdinando Auricchio,and Benedict Verhegghe 787

Static and Cyclic Load-Deflection Characteristics of NiTi Orthodontic Archwires

Using Modified Bending Tests

Malimoud Nili Ahmadabadi, Tahereh Shahhoseini, Mohamad Habibi-Parsa,

Maryam Haj-Fathalian, Tahereh Hoseinzadeh-Nik, and Hananeh Ghadirian 793

Stress-Shielding Effect of Nitinol Swan-Like Memory Compressive Connector on

Fracture Healing of Upper Limb

Q.G. Fu, X.W. Liu, S.G. Xu, M. Li, and C.C. Zhang 797

Pseudoelastic Nitinol-Based Device for Relaxation of Spastic Elbow in

Stroke Patients

S. Viscuso, S. Pittaccio, M. Caimmi, G. Gasperini, S. Pirovano, E. Villa, S. Besseghini,and F. Molteni 805

Determination of Transformation Properties of Thin Medical Grade

Ni-Ti Wire by High-Resolution Bend and Free Recovery TestingA. Undisz, M. Fink, and M. ReUenmayr 814

Superelasticity of NiTi Ring-Shaped Springs Induced by Aging for CranioplastyApplications

Henryk Z. Morawiec, Zdzistaw H. Lekston, Kazimierz F. Kobus,

Marek C, Wegrzyn, and Jan T. Drugacz 818

SHADE: A Shape-Memory-Activated Device Promoting Ankle Dorsiflexion

S. Pittaccio, S. Viscuso, M. Rossini, L. Magoni, S. Pirovano, E. Villa,

S. Besseghini, and F. Molteni 824

Design Considerations for Nitinol Bone StaplesScott M. Russell 831

Tensile Testing of Nitinol Tubes and Wires with Higher Strain Rates

Rainer .Tohe 836

The Mechanical and Thermal Behaviors of Heat-Treated Ni-Rich

NiTi Orthodontic Archwires

S.M, Seyyed Aghamiri, M. Nili Ahmadabadi, Sh. Raygan, I. Hariri an, and

M.S. Ahmad Akhondi 843

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