Abstract
Shape memory behaviour of NiTi is very sensitive to the presence of inclusion in the matrix and oxide and the surface. This work studied the influence of high temperature treatment towards thermal martensitic transformation behaviour of NiTi. The alloy was subjected to heat treatment at 1223 K for various times in argon and air environment. It was found that treatment in air severely destroyed the shape memory property of the alloy due to the formation of multilayer of oxides. Treatment in argon also reduced the volume percentage of martensite phase transformation, even though no oxide layer was observed at the surface. This reduction is caused by the depletion of Ti element in the matrix due to the outward diffusion of Ti element. The outward diffusion of Ti is however stabilized at 15 hours exposure time of 1223 K heating temperature.
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