Affiliation:
1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Shiraz University of Technology Modarres Blvd. Shiraz 71557‐13876 Iran
2. Department of Materials Physics Eötvös Loránd University P.O. Box 32 Budapest H‐1518 Hungary
3. Physics Department, Faculty of Science Tanta University Tanta 31527 Egypt
Abstract
Herein, Cu/Al/Ag‐layered composites with two silver powder concentrations (2 wt% and 3 wt%) are fabricated with the aid of accumulative roll bonding (ARB). The ARB‐ed samples are heat treated at different temperatures (750, 850, 950, and 1050 °C), times (30, 45, and 60 min), and cycles (1–9 cycles) to produce Cu–Al–Ag shape memory alloys. The samples are characterized by X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and electron backscattering diffraction. Phase transformation temperatures are measured by differential scanning calorimetry. Strain recovery and shape memory behavior are evaluated by bending and tensile tests, respectively. The results indicate that alloys containing 2 wt% Ag, rolled till 9 cycles, heat treated at 950 °C for 60 min, and samples with 3 wt% Ag, fabricated by 9 cycles, annealed at 850 °C for 60 min show maximum β martensite phase amount. The strain recovery ratios of the first and second samples are 71.7% and 71.2%, respectively. Additionally, the tensile test shows that the residual plastic strain and the recovered strain for the first sample with 2 wt% Ag are equal to 0.7% and 3.0%, respectively. These results for the second sample with 3 wt% Ag are 1.2% and 3.4%, respectively.