New Lightweight Shape-Shifting Alloy Shows Potential for a Variety of Applications (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

New Lightweight Shape-Shifting Alloy Shows Potential for a Variety of Applications

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The stress-strain curve of the Mg-Sc alloy sheet obtained at -150ºC. The sheet specimen was loaded in tension up to a strain of 3 percent and then unloaded. The alloy sheet shows a superelastic effect.

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Yukiko Ogawa

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