RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS IN CHINA

The development of research and application of shape memory alloys in P R China, mainly concerning the Cu—base and NiTi alloys, is briefly outlined. The achievements of Chinese reseachers of about 20 Universities and Institutes along with 8 Research Units are vast and have widely received attentions this paper mainly focused on the grain refinement, phase transformations during heating and cooling, crystal defects of martensite, aging effect and applications of shape memory effect.