Origin of premature fracture and enhancement of superelasticity in laser additively manufactured Ni-rich NiTi metamaterials
Z. Yan (TU Delft - Team Vera Popovich)
Jia-Ning Zhu (TU Delft - Team Vera Popovich)
Yi Chieh Yang (Technical University of Denmark (DTU))
J.C. Brouwer (TU Delft - Team Marcel Hermans)
A.C. Riemslag (TU Delft - Team Vera Popovich)
Joerg Jinschek (Technical University of Denmark (DTU))
M.J.M. Hermans (TU Delft - Team Marcel Hermans)
J. Jovanova (TU Delft - Transport Engineering and Logistics)
V. Popovich (TU Delft - Team Vera Popovich)
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Abstract
Superelastic metamaterials have attracted significant attention recently, but achieving such functionality remains challenging due to partial superelasticity and premature fracture in additively manufactured components. To address these issues, this study investigates the premature fracture in Ni-rich NiTi metamaterials fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. A comparative analysis of two structures (Gyroid network and Diamond shell) reveals that the structural stability of bending- and stretching-dominated structures is reversed compared to typical elastic-plastic response, due to the tension-compression asymmetry of base NiTi. The premature fracture and partial superelasticity of these as-fabricated samples are attributed to low deformation ability for accommodating tensile stress. Based on these findings, a heat treatment introducing Ni4Ti3 precipitates was employed, successfully achieving macroscopic superelasticity in the NiTi metamaterials, with consistency between model prediction and experiments.
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