Improvement in the Mechanical Properties of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy (Ti₅₀Ni₂₅Pd₂₅) by Copper Addition

Table 1

Transformation temperatures determined from DSC cooling and heating cycles of Figure 1 for Ti₅₀Ni₂₅Pd₂₅ and Ti₅₀Ni₂₀Pd₂₅Cu₅.

Alloy	Transformation temperatures (°C)				Thermal hysteresis
	Ti50Ni25Pd25	142.5	119	150.5	167	24.5
Ti50Ni20Pd25Cu5	155	133	156	178	23