Several Issues in the Development of Ti-Nb-Based Shape Memory Alloys

摘要

Ni-free Ti-based shape memory alloys, particularly Ti-Nb-based alloys, have attracted increasing attraction since the early 2000s due to their wide application potentials in biomedical fields. Recently, there has been significant progress in understanding the martensitic transformation behavior of Ti-Nb-based alloys and many novel superelastic alloys have been developed. The superelastic properties of Ti-Nb-based alloys have been remarkably improved through the optimization of alloying elements and microstructure control. In this paper, in order to explore and establish the alloy design strategy, several important issues in the development of Ti-Nb-based shape memory alloys are reviewed. Particularly, the effects of alloying elements on the martensitic transformation temperature and the transformation strain are analyzed. The effects of omega phase and texture on the superelastic properties are also discussed.