A technical and economic appraisal of shape memory alloys for aerospace applications

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 438-440, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 589-592

  Chau, E T F ^a   Friend, C M ^a   Allen, D M ^a   Hora, J ^a   Webster, J R ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace application; Joining of NiTi; NiTi shape memory; Serrated nozzle; SMA actuators

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; BINARY ALLOYS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISSIMILAR METALS; LASER BEAM WELDING;

ACTUATION MECHANISM; ADAPTIVE SERRATED NOZZLE; HIGH STRENGTH JOINT;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; BINARY ALLOYS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISSIMILAR METALS; LASER BEAM WELDING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 33750441496     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2006.02.201     Document Type: Article

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