To improve mechanical properties of Cu-Al-Ni alloy by the grain refinement, Cu-Al-Ni SMA ribbons were fabricated by melt spinning apparatus. The variations of microstructure, transformation characteristics and mechanical properties with wheel speed we...
To improve mechanical properties of Cu-Al-Ni alloy by the grain refinement, Cu-Al-Ni SMA ribbons were fabricated by melt spinning apparatus. The variations of microstructure, transformation characteristics and mechanical properties with wheel speed were investigated in Cu-Al-Ni SMA ribbons. The ribbons fabricated by melt spinning obtained around 1.5mm in width and 50∼60㎛ in thickness. With increasing wheel speed in order of 10m/s, 15m/s, 20m/s, 30m/s and 35m/s, the grain size was decreased in order of 10㎛, 6㎛, 5㎛, 3㎛ and 3㎛. M_(s) and A, temperatures were decreased with decreasing grain size By X-ray diffraction test, ordered β_1 phase was observed in all the SMA ribbons and the volume friction of it was increased with increasing wheel speed. With increasing wheel speed, strain was increased from 4.8% to 5.8% and fracture mode has changed from mixture of intergranular and dimple fracture to mixture of fiber structure and dimple fracture