NiTi-(Cu-Fe) Shape Memory Alloys produced by combustion synthesis

This study investigates the effect of addition of some elements such as Fe and Cu to the well-known shape memory allooy NiTi by conbustyion synthessis method. In addition to the experimental study, Gibbs energy minimisation method was used for the thermochemical calculations with appropriate alloy database. The experimental products were characterised by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to investigate the shape memory effects of the alloys.