Innovations in Additive Manufacturing of Shape Memory Alloys: Alloys, Microstructures, Treatments, Applications

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 32, С. 4136 - 4197

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Exploring shape memory alloys (SMAs) is like diving into a world of material magic, especially when combined with additive manufacturing techniques. This detailed review delves the fascinating realm manufactured SMAs, examining their complex fabrication processes, captivating internal structures, wide-ranging applications, and unique properties. It remarkable to observe how combination metals, particularly nickel titanium, creates very essence SMA's capabilities various other for novel SMAs. Additional insights are provided regarding parameters appropriate post-treatments can enable these materials accomplish extraordinary functionalities. These SMAs also possess ability recollect move, demonstrating superelasticity capacity regain original in capacities. However, there promising prospects development SMA mixtures, enhanced methods, even more intelligent responsive products dimensional accuracy uniformity. work presents on opportunities industries resilient materials, ranging from everyday devices immense expanse space human body. Even advancements, still be done continuously improving design pocket comfort. not only information but envisions future which central advancements engineering fields.

Язык: Английский

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Additive Manufacturing Provides Infinite Possibilities for Self‐Sensing Technology

Advanced Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(28)

Опубликована: Май 20, 2024

Abstract Integrating sensors and other functional parts in one device can enable a new generation of integrated intelligent devices that perform self‐sensing monitoring autonomously. Applications include buildings detect repair damage, robots monitor conditions real‐time correction reconstruction, aircraft capable perception the internal external environment, medical prosthetics with realistic sense touch. Although integrating into has become increasingly common, additive manufacturing only been marginally explored. This review focuses on design, printing equipment, printable materials stuctures. The importance material, structure, function are highlighted. study summarizes current challenges to be addressed provides suggestions for future development directions.

Язык: Английский

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Versatile Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Modules: Enhancing Soft Origami Structures with Cable‐Driven Parallel Mechanisms

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 2, 2025

Soft robots have garnered significant attention due to their adeptness in addressing challenges that traditional rigid struggle effectively manage, including adaptability unstructured environments and safe human–robot interactions. However, these modular soft always show limitations coping with application requirements the defects of building blocks, limited motion patterns, poor repetitive positioning accuracy, weak load‐bearing capacity. Herein, a parallel structure on exterior origami is introduced, developing rigid‐flexible coupling block. In this combined theoretical experimental study, geometric parameters realize synergy between two structures terms kinematics are adapted. Then, diverse experiments conducted characterize performance block, indicating block not only has all basic patterns (i.e., contraction Δ H max = 30.78 mm, bending 59.96°, twisting 33.67°) but also exhibits high repeatable accuracy strong Based continuum robot showcases its versatility, such as flexibly light bulbs using pattern grasp items varying weights developed.

Язык: Английский

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Facilely fabricated ultrasensitive, high-tensile dual bionic-inspired strain sensor based on AgNWs@CNTs/TPU composites

Chemical Engineering Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 162964 - 162964

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Autonomous Sensing Architected Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 24, 2024

Abstract Integrating autonomous sensing materials into future applications necessitates developing advanced multiscale multiphysics predictive models. This study introduces an experimentally informed framework for architected materials, combining theoretical and computational methodologies. By incorporating stress‐dependent electrical resistivity through anisotropic piezoresistive constitutive effects, alongside considering material, geometric, contact nonlinearities, the proposed model captures architecture‐dependent responses of lattice composites produced via additive manufacturing polyetherimide (PEI)/carbon nanotube (CNT) nanoengineered feedstock. The PEI/CNT composite exhibits exceptional strength (105 MPa), stiffness (3368 strain sensitivity (gauge factor ≈13), translating remarkable characteristics composites, surpassing existing works ≈3 to 11). finite element accurately predicts both macroscopic influence architectural topological variations on electric current paths, validated infrared thermography analysis. Additionally, Ashby chart gauge suggests their prediction a scaling law similar mechanical properties, underscoring tunable damage these materials. combined experimental, theoretical, numerical findings offer critical insights optimizing design, with profound implications smart orthopedics, structural health monitoring, sensors, batteries, other multifunctional applications.

Язык: Английский

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Bio-inspired spreadable multi-signal self-sensing covering composite material for intelligent devices

Composites Communications, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 102085 - 102085

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

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Investigation of the Interfacial Fusion Bonding on Hybrid Additively Manufactured Components under Torsional Load

Polymers, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(19), С. 2719 - 2719

Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2024

Hybrid manufacturing processes integrate multiple techniques to leverage their respective advantages and mitigate limitations. This study combines additive injection molding, aiming efficiently produce components with extensive design flexibility functional integration. The research explores the interfacial fusion bonding of hybrid additively manufactured under torsional loading. Specifically, it examines impact various surface treatments on molded parts influence different build chamber temperatures during strength. Polycarbonate components, neat, glass or carbon fiber-reinforcement, are produced assessed for dimensional accuracy, strength, fracture behavior. findings emphasize critical role treatment before manufacturing. Additionally, identifies both accuracy Among all investigated materials, plasma-treated neat samples exhibited best strength was increased by up 87% actively heating 186 °C polycarbonate. These insights aim advance quality performance broadening application potential across diverse fields.

Язык: Английский

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Consolidating Building Greening: Integrating Mobile Modular Vertical Greening Systems into Prefabricated Building

Journal of Building Engineering, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 110983 - 110983

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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