Properties and application of Fe-6Si-14Mn-9Cr-5Nishapememory alloy

Three iron based shape memory alloys were studied and Fe- 6Si - 14Mn- 9Cr- 5Ni alloy showed the best shape memory effect, By thermomechanical training , the shape memory effect was improved and an absolute recovery strain of 6 .2%, was obtained, To promote the epsilon --> gamma transformation, which i s not complete even after heating the alloy to 1000 K, the A(s) and A(f) te mperatures are decreased and the transformation enthalpy is increased by th ermal cycling and increasing prestrain, The alloy also shows good creep and stress relaxation resistance. In addition, under a tensile force of 20 kN and a sealing test pressure of 6 MPa pipe joints made using the alloy remai n effective and can satisfy the requirements for possible industrial applic ations.