Abstract
Texture evolution of NiTi shape memory alloy was investigated during uniaxial compression deformation at 673 K (400 °C) by combining crystal plasticity finite element method with electron back-scattered diffraction experiment and transmission electron microscope experiment. Transmission electron microscope observation indicates that dislocation slip rather than deformation twinning plays a dominant role in plastic deformation of B2 austenite NiTi shape memory alloy at 673 K (400 °C). Electron back-scattered diffraction experiment illustrates heterogeneous microstructure evolution resulting from dislocation slip in NiTi shape memory alloy at 673 K (400 °C). {110}<100>, {010}<100> and {110}<111> slip systems are introduced into a crystal plasticity constitutive model. Based on the constructed representative volume element model and the extracted crystallographic orientations, particle swarm optimization algorithm is used to identify crystal plasticity parameters from experimental results of NiTi shape memory alloy. Using the fitted material parameters, a crystal plasticity finite element method is used to predict texture evolution of NiTi shape memory alloy during uniaxial compression deformation. The simulation results agree well with the experimental ones. With the progression of plastic deformation, a crystallographic plane of NiTi shape memory alloy gradually rotates to be vertical to the loading direction, which lays the foundation for forming the <111> fiber texture.
Highlights
NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) has attracted increasing attention in the field of materials science and engineering because of its excellent shape memory effect, outstanding superelasticity and perfect biological compatibility [1,2,3]
The goal of the present study is to develop an experiment-based crystal plasticity finite element model to investigate the texture evolution of NiTi SMA subjected to uniaxial compression deformation at 673 K (400 ◦ C)
To acquire the plastic deformation mechanism of NiTi SMA subjected to uniaxial compression at the temperature of 673 K (400 ◦ C), NiTi SMA sample subjected to compression deformation degree of 40% was characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM)
Summary
NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) has attracted increasing attention in the field of materials science and engineering because of its excellent shape memory effect, outstanding superelasticity and perfect biological compatibility [1,2,3]. Plastic deformation plays a significant role in manufacturing the products of NiTi SMA. A plastic deformation mechanism of NiTi SMA is temperature-dependent and exhibits a predominant distinction in the case of various temperatures, where multiple plastic deformation mechanisms can occur, including stress-induced martensite phase transformation, dislocation slip, deformation twinning, grain boundary slide, grain rotation, dislocation climb and grain boundary migration [4,5]. The Md temperature, stress-induced martensite transformation can no longer take place and NiTi SMA still exhibits high ductility (exceeding 30%), which is unusual for B2 intermetallics [6].
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