International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Volume. 6, Issue 4, 45002(2024)

Effect of solution treatment on the microstructure, phase transformation behavior and functional properties of NiTiNb ternary shape memory alloys fabricated via laser powder bed fusion in-situ alloying

Xi Rui... Jiang Hao, Li Guichuan, Zhang Zhihui, Wei Huiliang, Zhao Guoqun, Humbeeck Jan Van and Wang Xiebin |Show fewer author(s)
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Xi Rui, Jiang Hao, Li Guichuan, Zhang Zhihui, Wei Huiliang, Zhao Guoqun, Humbeeck Jan Van, Wang Xiebin. Effect of solution treatment on the microstructure, phase transformation behavior and functional properties of NiTiNb ternary shape memory alloys fabricated via laser powder bed fusion in-situ alloying[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2024, 6(4): 45002

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Received: Nov. 13, 2023

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