Effect of Nd Addition on the Microstructure and Martensitic Transformation of Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloys

<table>Back-scattering SEM images of Ni<sub>50</sub>Ti<sub>50−<i>x</i></sub>Nd<sub><i>x</i></sub> alloys: (a) Ni<sub>50</sub>Ti<sub>50</sub>; (b) Ni<sub>50</sub>Ti<sub>49</sub>Nd<sub>1</sub>; (c) Ni<sub>50</sub>Ti<sub>47</sub>Nd<sub>3</sub>; (d) Ni<sub>50</sub>Ti<sub>43</sub>Nd<sub>7</sub>; (e) Ni<sub>50</sub>Ti<sub>30</sub>Nd<sub>20</sub>.</table>

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Figure 2: Effect of Nd Addition on the Microstructure and Martensitic Transformation of Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloys 