Research Article

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

Table 2

Compositions of Ni-Ti-Nd alloys.

Ti (at.%)Ni (at.%)Nd (at.%)

Nd0Matrix50.6449.36
Black phase66.9933.01
Nd1Matrix50.6149.390
White phase5.5549.6744.78
Nd3Matrix49.2450.210.55
White phase2.9749.8447.19
Nd7Matrix49.9948.951.06
White phase4.3147.7247.97
Nd20Matrix49.2748.991.74
White phase1.6849.7848.54