Shape Memory Alloys: Materials that Remember

By Nancy Healy1; Gary Harris; NNCI Nano2

1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 2. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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Abstract

Students learn about a class of materials called shape memory alloys. In particular, they will explore the properties of  nitinol a shpae memory alloy. They will explore how nitinol behaves at different temperatures  and what applications these materials are used for. They will also discuss phase transformations.

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Nancy Healy and Gary Harris

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NNIN at Georgia Institute of Technology and Howard University NSF ECCS 0335765

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  • Nancy Healy, Gary Harris, NNCI Nano (2020), "Shape Memory Alloys: Materials that Remember," https://nanohub.org/resources/32237.

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  1. alloys
  2. chemistry
  3. high school
  4. K-12
  5. materials science
  6. metals
  7. middle school
  8. NNCI Educational Materials
  9. physical science
  10. shape memory alloys