{"id":343850,"date":"2024-01-09T16:57:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/shape-memory-alloy-simulation\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:57:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:57:39","slug":"shape-memory-alloy-simulation","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/shape-memory-alloy-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape Memory Alloy Simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, I am simulating nitinol SMA shape memory effect and am having some issues with the shape recovery. I&#8217;m using a simple hollow cylindrical (10mm diameter, 10mm long) peg and I&#8217;ve applied a fixed constraint to one end and a displacement of 0.5mm (5% strain) to the other end. The displacement is applied in step 2 then deactivated in the following steps. I then apply a thermal condition to heat the material to and above its transition temp (37C, then 40C, then back to to 37C). As I understand it, based on this material model (see attached picture for material properties) the peg should regain its initial shape after undergoing the thermal stimulus since the applied strain is less than the recoverable strain (8.6%). I&#8217;ve made a stress-strain curve for conditions where the thermal stimulus is applied and suppressed to try and better understand it, but I&#8217;m confused as to why the shape is not fully recovering (expecting strain to return to near-zero). Please advise how to change the model and\/or simulation conditions such that the material regains its initial shape after deformation and thermal stimulus. I&#8217;m using substeps and large deflection is currently off.<\/p>\n<p>Peg, meshed with linear hexahedral elements:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/09-01-2024-1704819141-mceclip4.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/09-01-2024-1704818337-mceclip0.png\" width=\"796\" height=\"309\"><\/p>\n<p>Analysis, where green is displacement in step 2 (then deactivated) and purple is thermal in steps 4-6:<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/09-01-2024-1704819028-mceclip3.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Without thermal stimulus:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/09-01-2024-1704818936-mceclip1.png\"><\/p>\n<p>With thermal stimulus:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/09-01-2024-1704818968-mceclip2.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Strain with thermal stimulus (shows some recovery when heated from 37C to 40C)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/09-01-2024-1704819423-mceclip5.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-343850","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-nitinol","topic-tag-sma"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, I am simulating nitinol SMA shape memory effect and am having some issues with the shape recovery. 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