Abstract
The welding of shape-memory alloys is a challenge due to the fact that there are numerous compositions and because the properties are greatly influenced by the temperature. Of the multitude of shape-memory alloy systems, the most popular and widely used is the Ni-Ti system. Pulsed laser welding is a solution used for joining NiTi shape-memory alloys, having the advantage of localized heating and the possibility to adjust the welding parameters to obtain optimal properties. NiTi wires were welded using a 500W pulsed laser equipment by varying the current intensity. Thus, laser melted spots were made on a NiTi wire, changing only the value of current intensity in 20A increments in the range of 100-200A. The results analyzed by scanning electron microscopy showed, as expected, that as the current intensity increased, the spot size and the heat affected zone (HAZ) increased for each spot. Differential scanning calorimetry revealed that the martensitic transformation is still present in all samples, but with a decrease in peaks related to the phase transformation, as well as an increase of the temperature (8-12 °C), compared to the base material.
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