Abstract
This work evaluates the effect of welding energy and cycling strain amplitude on fatigue behavior of welded joints obtained by micro Tungsten Inert Gas spots in NiTi SMA superelastic wires. For this purpose, a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer operating in single cantilever bending mode is employed. The equipment monitors the evolution of the force level to maintain constant the strain amplitude as cycling proceeds. Fatigue lives of as-received and welded NiTi wires are compared for different strain amplitudes applied during mechanical cycling. In the evaluated range of strain amplitude, as-received NiTi wires showed fatigue lives between 103 and 104 cycles. The fatigue life of the welded joints is lower, although it remains in the same range observed for the as-received wires.
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