Research Article

Study of the Behavior of a Bell-Shaped Colonic Self-Expandable NiTi Stent under Peristaltic Movements

Table 1

NiTi material parameters which define its stress-strain curve. UMAT input material parameters for constitutive model implemented in Abaqus.

ParameterDescriptionValue

Austenite elasticity modulus  MPa
Austenite Poisson’s ratio
Martensite elasticity modulus  MPa
Martensite Poisson’s ratio
Maximum transformation strain
Start of transformation austenite-martensite stress  MPa
End of transformation austenite-martensite stress  MPa
Start of transformation martensite-austenite stress  MPa
End of transformation martensite-austenite stress  MPa
Reference temperature22°C
6.7 MPa/°C
6.7 MPa/°C