Abstract
The present study investigated the vacuum induction melting of equiatomic NiTi (Ni 50 at. %, Ti 50at. %) shape memory alloy using graphite crucible. The cast alloy heat-treated at 865° C for 15 mints, followed by quenching the sample in icy water. The microstructure and micro hardness of alloy were investigated before and after heat treatment by using an optical microscope and Vickers micro hardness tester. Transformation temperatures upon heating/cooling were investigated by using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Scanning electron microscope (SEM) supported with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) were carried out to investigate the chemical composition and the phases present in the alloy after heat treatment. The results show that the vacuum induction melting process in a graphite crucible provides binary NiTi shape memory alloys with good chemical homogeneity. The microstructure becomes more homogenous and the Vickers’s micro hardness increases from 186.06 to 238.74 after heat treatment with highly controlling on the composition of the alloy. The DSC curve shows that the R- phase exists upon the heating and cooling process. In addition the precipitate phase Ti2Ni was also exist.
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