Author(s):
1. Mirko Gojić, Croatia
2. Ivan Anžel, University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia
3. Stjepan Kožuh, 1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Metallurgy Sisak, Croatia
4. Tamara Holjevac Grgurić, 1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Metallurgy Sisak, Croatia
5. Gorazd Lojen, University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia
6. Borut Kosec, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering, Slovenia
7. Ivana Ivanić, 1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Metallurgy Sisak, Croatia

Abstract:
Shape memory alloys are relatively a new class of advanced functional materials. The shape memory effect in these alloys is the remembrance of the previously introduced material shape, and in physical aspect it is the consequence of martensite phase transformation. The three most popular polycristalline shape memory alloys are: Ni-Ti (nitinol), Cu-based (Cu-Zn-Al, Cu-Al-Ni etc.) and ferrous alloys (Fe-Pt, Fe-Mn-Si, etc.). In this work the results of microstructural analysis of CuAlMn alloy after continuous casting are shown. Microstructural analysis was carried out by means of optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS).

Key words:
Shape memory alloys, continuous casting, microstructure, martensite.

Thematic field:
SYMPOSIUM A - Science of matter, condensed matter and physics of solid states

Date of abstract submission:
29.05.2015.

Conference:
Contemporary Materials 2015 - Savremeni Materijali