H. Shahmir, M. Nili Ahmadabadi, F. Naghdi,
Volume 5, Issue 4 (Autumn 2008 2008)
Abstract
Abstract: In the present study the effect of thermomechanical treatment (cold work and annealing) on the
transformation behavior of NiTi shape memory alloys was studied. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to
determine transformation temperature and its relation to precipitates and defects. Three alloys including Ti-50.3at.%
Ni, Ti-50.5at.% Ni (reclamated orthodontic wires) and 50.6at.% Ni alloy were annealed at 673 K and 773 K for 30
and 60 min after 15% cold rolling. It was found that the transformation characteristics of these alloys are sensitive to
annealing treatment and composition. The temperature range of transformation is broadened during cold working and
after subsequent annealing, the intermediate phase was appeared. The peaks become sharper and close together on
each cooling and heating cycle with increasing annealing temperature and time
M. Tavakoli Harandi, M. Askari-Paykani, H. Shahverdi, M. Nili Ahmadabadi,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (March 2019)
Abstract
One-step and two-step annealing techniques were used to examine the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties during compression tests in iron-based ribbons and nanostructured 1- and 2.5mm cylindrical rods. The X-ray diffraction, microstructural, and mechanical results showed that substituting Nb for Fe had a minor effect on glass-forming ability but increased the formability index. The novel two-step annealing process resulted in a remarkable formability index of 16.62 GPa, yield stress of 2830 MPa, ultimate strength of 3866 MPa, and 4.3% plastic strain. A ductile nanosized α-Fe framework and boron-containing nano precipitations, which caused Zener pinning effect, were responsible for these novel mechanical properties.
