Shape Memory Alloys: Manufacture, Properties & Applications

A shape memory alloy (SMA, also known as a smart metal, memory alloy, or muscle wire) is an alloy that 'remembers' its shape, and can be returned to that shape after being deformed, by applying heat to the alloy. Shape memory alloys have numerous applications in the medical and aerospace industries. This book presents the research in this field.

• | Edited By: H R Chen
• | Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• | Publication Date: May 18, 2010
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 546 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1607417898
• | ISBN-13: 9781607417897