Preface

Abstract

The Fourth international conference “Shape Memory Alloys” (SMA 2021) continues the tradition of regular scientific events on shape memory alloys held in various cities of the Soviet Union: Kiev (1980, 1991), Voronezh (1982), Tomsk (1985), Novgorod (1989), Kosov (1991), St. Petersburg (1995). These days, the First conference “Shape Memory Alloys: properties, technologies, and prospects” was held in 2014 in Vitebsk (Belarus), the Second one – in 2016 in St. Petersburg, the Third one – in 2018 in Chelyabinsk. The aim of the conference is to review modern research and development directions in the field of shape memory alloys and related phenomena: from studying their structure, physical, mechanical, and functional properties to mathematical modeling of the shape memory materials’ behavior and their applications. The conference schedule comprised oral and poster presentations in the framework of three parallel sections:• Structure, martensitic transformations and shape memory effects in alloys.• The theory of martensitic transformations and shape memory effect: modeling and calculations.• Novel materials. The manufacturing technology and application of shape memory alloys. Editors of Proceedings: Sergey Prokoshkin, Natalia Resnina, Sergey Dubinskiy, Yulia Zhukova, Vadim Sheremetyev, Victor Komarov, Kristina PolyakovaList of Organizers, Program committee, Local Organizing Committee are available in this pdf.