High amounts of Mn in Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni shape memory stainless steels are detrimental for oxidation resistance at high temperatures. However, in order to maintain the shape memory effect of these alloys the content of manganese ...

The interest in scientific and technological development of Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni shape memory alloys is increasing in the last years. The improvement of key properties of theses alloys should enable its use in different applications, ...

In this study, the influence of small cerium additions on the microstructure and oxidation behavior of Fe-Mn-Si-Cr-Ni shape memory stainless steels (SMSSs) was investigated. The results show that the Ce addition in the ...

The shape memory effect represents a physical property of materials with great potential applications in several sectors of Industry. In metallic materials, it’s a phenomenon associated to martensitic transformation and ...

The cavitation mass loss of the turbine blades is a phenomenon that occurs in the most of the hydroelectric plants. The cavitation appears when the liquid form a difference of pressure along the blades which bump against ...