Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.
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| author | Di Leo, Claudio V |
| author2 | Lallit Anand. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/599052019-04-12T09:29:01Z Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers Di Leo, Claudio V Lallit Anand. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 33). Reinforced shape-memory polymers have been developed from an acrylate based thermoset shape-memory polymer and nitinol wires. A rectangular shape-memory polymer measuring approximately 1 by 2 by 0.1 inches has a ten fold increase in actuation force under three-point bending when reinforced with two 0.02 inch diameter nitinol wires. A constitutive model for shape-memory polymers and nitinol has been used to predict with good correlation the actuation-versus-time and displacement-versustime behavior of the reinforced shape-memory polymer composites. It is possible then, using finite-element modeling, to design and manufacture reinforced shape-memory polymers tailored for use as thermally-activated actuators of specific force. by Claudio V. Di Leo. S.B. 2010-11-08T17:43:48Z 2010-11-08T17:43:48Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59905 676695030 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 33 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Di Leo, Claudio V Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers |
| title | Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers |
| title_full | Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers |
| title_fullStr | Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers |
| title_short | Nitinol-reinforced shape-memory polymers |
| title_sort | nitinol reinforced shape memory polymers |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59905 |
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