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In-situ XRD studies during growth of Ni-Ti SMA films and their complementary ex-situ characterization<br />

APPENDIX A. PROPERTIES OF NiTiNOL<br />

Transformation Properties<br />

Transformation temperature..................................................................................−200 to 110 ºC<br />

Latent heat of transformation........................................................................................5.78 cal/g<br />

Transformation strain (for polycrystalline material)<br />

for a single cycle .......................................................................................................................................……..8 %<br />

for 100 cycles................................................................................................................…...................................6 %<br />

for 100 000 cycles........................................…………………………………………………...……………......4 %<br />

Hysteresis....................................................................................................................30 to 50 ºC<br />

Physical Properties<br />

Melting point....................................................................................................1300 ºC (2370 ºF)<br />

Density...................................................................................................6.45 g/cm 3 (0.233 lb/in 3 )<br />

Thermal conductivity<br />

austenite........................…………………………………………………..0.18 W/cm * ºC (10.4 BTU/ft * hr * ºF)<br />

martensite....................…………………………………………………...0.086 W/cm * ºC (5.0 BTU/ft * hr * ºF)<br />

Coefficient of thermal expansion<br />

austenite..................................………………………………………………….........11.0×10 -6 / ºC (6.11×10 -6 / ºF)<br />

martensite.......................................................................................................................6.6×10 -6 / ºC (3.67×10 -6 / ºF)<br />

Specific heat...........................................................................0.20 cal/g * ºC (0.20 BTU/lb * ºF)<br />

Corrosion performance...................................................................................................excellent<br />

Electrical and Magnetic Properties<br />

Resistivity<br />

austenite................………………………………………….......approx. 100×10 -6 ohms * cm (39×10 -6 ohms * in)<br />

martensite..................…………………………………………....approx. 80×10 -6 ohms * cm (32×10 -6 ohms * in)<br />

Magnetic permeability......................................................................................................< 1.002<br />

Magnetic susceptibility..........................................................................................3.0×10 6 emu/g<br />

Appendix 222

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