Characterization of a measurement setup for the thermomechanical characterization of curved shape memory alloy actuators

The bend and free recovery (BFR) test according to ASTM F2082 is a standard method to determine the transition temperatures of Nitinol shape memory alloys (SMAs). Unfortunately, this standard method is limited to SMA wires which are straight in its trained shape. Thus, the standard BFR test is not s...

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Main Authors: Suzaly Nuha, Keller Marie Christina, Hügl Silke, Lenarz Thomas, Rau Thomas S., Karsten Elvira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2019-0112