Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials

Solid-state cooling based on elastocaloric effect (eCE), i.e., a temperature change coupled to an applied uniaxial stress in elastocaloric materials (eCMs), is an emerging refrigeration technology which has a great potential to replace the conventional vapor compression systems. The cyclic stability...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Imran, Xuexi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520305657
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description Solid-state cooling based on elastocaloric effect (eCE), i.e., a temperature change coupled to an applied uniaxial stress in elastocaloric materials (eCMs), is an emerging refrigeration technology which has a great potential to replace the conventional vapor compression systems. The cyclic stability is vital during long term operation of cooling systems for real commercial applications. The multiple cycling under mechanical loading causes to produce structural and functional fatigue in eCMs. Recently, various feasible strategies, e.g., microalloying, toughening through texture, adjusting the compressive stress mode and grain refinement, etc., have been employed in shape memory alloys (SMAs) to enhance the working stability of eCMs. As structural–/functional fatigue is a crucial challenge for elastocaloric cooling that must be overcome to make the technology commercial, we summarize the state-of-the-art strategies to enhance the cyclic stability in numerous well-studied eCMs. The article elucidates the methodology of these approaches through tailoring the materials or composition, arresting the crack initiation via microstructural modifications and the influence of properties (i.e. ∆Tad) under the cyclic application of stresses. Finally, the current report provides a summary of directly measured adiabatic temperature change (∆Tad) for various eCE SMAs over multiple cycles.
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spelling doaj.art-6698530ce05d4d688243aab3ef3fd9c82022-12-21T19:19:35ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752020-10-01195109030Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materialsMuhammad Imran0Xuexi Zhang1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Taxila 47050, PakistanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; Corresponding author.Solid-state cooling based on elastocaloric effect (eCE), i.e., a temperature change coupled to an applied uniaxial stress in elastocaloric materials (eCMs), is an emerging refrigeration technology which has a great potential to replace the conventional vapor compression systems. The cyclic stability is vital during long term operation of cooling systems for real commercial applications. The multiple cycling under mechanical loading causes to produce structural and functional fatigue in eCMs. Recently, various feasible strategies, e.g., microalloying, toughening through texture, adjusting the compressive stress mode and grain refinement, etc., have been employed in shape memory alloys (SMAs) to enhance the working stability of eCMs. As structural–/functional fatigue is a crucial challenge for elastocaloric cooling that must be overcome to make the technology commercial, we summarize the state-of-the-art strategies to enhance the cyclic stability in numerous well-studied eCMs. The article elucidates the methodology of these approaches through tailoring the materials or composition, arresting the crack initiation via microstructural modifications and the influence of properties (i.e. ∆Tad) under the cyclic application of stresses. Finally, the current report provides a summary of directly measured adiabatic temperature change (∆Tad) for various eCE SMAs over multiple cycles.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520305657Solid-state refrigerationElastocaloric effect (eCE)Fatigue resistanceShape memory alloys (SMAs)Cyclic stability
spellingShingle Muhammad Imran
Xuexi Zhang
Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
Materials & Design
Solid-state refrigeration
Elastocaloric effect (eCE)
Fatigue resistance
Shape memory alloys (SMAs)
Cyclic stability
title Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
title_full Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
title_fullStr Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
title_full_unstemmed Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
title_short Recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
title_sort recent developments on the cyclic stability in elastocaloric materials
topic Solid-state refrigeration
Elastocaloric effect (eCE)
Fatigue resistance
Shape memory alloys (SMAs)
Cyclic stability
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