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Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Calculator

Compute transformation temperatures (Ms/Mf/As/Af), Clausius-Clapeyron slope, maximum recovery strain, and hysteresis width. Material presets for NiTi, Cu-Zn-Al, and Fe-Mn-Si alloys with interactive temperature–strain hysteresis visualization.

Material Preset
Transformation Temperatures [°C]
Ms (Martensite start)-10 °C
Mf (Martensite finish)-50 °C
As (Austenite start)10 °C
Af (Austenite finish)40 °C
Mechanical Parameters
Clausius-Clapeyron slope [MPa/°C]6.5
Max recovery strain εmax [%]8.0 %
Austenite modulus [GPa]83 GPa
Martensite modulus [GPa]28 GPa
Hysteresis ΔT [°C]
Transform. stress σ* [MPa]
Max recovery strain [%]
Work density [MJ/m³]
▲ Temperature–Strain Hysteresis Loop (Cooling ↓ / Heating ↑)
▲ Clausius-Clapeyron: Stress vs Transformation Temperature Shift

Theory

Clausius-Clapeyron relation (stress-induced transformation):

$$\frac{d\sigma}{dT} = -\frac{\rho \cdot \Delta H}{\varepsilon_L \cdot T_0}$$

Transformation temperature shift: $T_s(\sigma) = T_s^0 + \sigma / (d\sigma/dT)$

Recovery stress (fully constrained):

$$\sigma_{rec} = E_A \cdot \varepsilon_L \cdot \left(1 - \frac{T - A_s}{A_f - A_s}\right)$$

Work output density: $W = \frac{1}{2}\sigma^* \cdot \varepsilon_L$

CAE Note: SMA behavior is modeled in ANSYS using the Shape Memory Alloy material model (TB,SMA) and in ABAQUS via the Superelastic/Shape Memory constitutive model. Used in FEM simulation of medical stents, seismic energy dissipators, and aerospace morphing structures.