During the first 2 years (2014 and 2015) the following researchers have visited CENIMAT:

Pavel Mazaev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, September / October 2014

Andersan dos Santos Paula, IME, Brazil, July 2015

Xingke Zhao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China, July 2015

During the same period, the following researchers from CENIMAT have visited other partners:

João Pedro Oliveira, Waterloo University, Canada, June to December 2014,

Patrícia Freitas Rodrigues, IME, Brazil, November / December 2015

João Pedro Oliveira, IME, Brazil, November / December 2015.

Recently, Saulo Brinco Diniz, from IME (Brazil) visited CENIMAT, during April 2016.

Papers published

Work resulting from WP2

“Fracture modes during severe plastic deformation of NiTi shape memory alloys”. C.M. Craciunescu, R.J.C. Silva, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Fizika Metalliv i Metallovedenie (Physics of Metals and Metallography) 116:7 (2015) pp. 698-705 (DOI: 10.1134/S0031918X15070030). 

Work resulting from WP4

“Shape memory effect of laser welded NiTi”. J.P. Oliveira, F.M. Braz Fernandes, N. Schell, R.M. Miranda. Functional Materials Letters, 18-6 (2015) 1550069. (DOI: 10.1142/S1793604715500691). IF:1.606; IF5Y: 1.47

“High Strain and Long Duration Cycling Behavior of Laser Welded NiTi Sheets”. J.P. Oliveira, R.M. Miranda, N. Schell, F.M. Braz Fernandes. International Journal of Fatigue 83 (2016) 195–200. IF: 2.275; IF5Y: 1.974

“Laser welded superelastic Cu–Al–Mn shape memory alloy wires”. J.P. Oliveira, B. Panton, Z. Zeng, T. Omori, Y. Zhou, R.M. Miranda, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Materials and Design 90 (2016) pp. 122–128. (DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.1250264-1275). IF: 3.501; IF5Y: 3.626

“Laser joining of NiTi to Ti6Al4V using a Niobium interlayer”. J.P. Oliveira, B. Panton, Z. Zeng, C.M. Andrei, Y. Zhou, R.M. Miranda, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Acta Materialia 105 (2016) pp. 9-15. (DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.12.021).

“Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of Ni-rich NiTi plates: functional behaviour”. J.P. Oliveira, D. Barbosa, F.M. Braz Fernandes, R.M. Miranda. Smart Materials and Structures 25 (2016) 03LT01 (7pgs). (10.1088/0964-1726/25/3/03LT01). IF :2.502; IF5Y: 2.74

“On the Mechanisms for Martensite Formation in YAG Laser Welded Austenitic NiTi”. J.P. Oliveira, F.M. Braz Fernandes, R. M. Miranda, N. Schell. Shape Memory and Superelasticity 7 pgs. Publicado on-line Março 2016 (DOI: 10.1007/s40830-016-0058-z).

“Dissimilar laser welding of NiTi shape memory alloy and copper, Smart Materials and Structures”, Z. Zeng, B. Panton, J. P. Oliveira, A. Han, Y. Zhou, vol 24, 125036, 2015. DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/24/12/125036.

“Fiber laser welding of NiTi to Ti-6Al-4V”. R. M. Miranda, E. Assunção, R. J. C. Silva, J. P. Oliveira, L. Quintino. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 81, 1533-1538, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s00170-015-7307-8.

“Surface effects in pulsed laser beam irradiated shape memory alloys”. C.M. Craciunescu, R.M. Miranda, R.J.C. Silva, E. Assunção, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 17 (2015) pp. 45-49. IF:0.429; IF5Y: 0.42

“Shape memory effect of laser welded NiTi”. J.P. Oliveira, F.M. Braz Fernandes, N. Schell, R.M. Miranda. Functional Materials Letters, 18-6 (2015) pp. 1550069-1/5. (DOI: 10.1142/S1793604715500691). IF:1.606; IF5Y: 1.47

“Phase transformations in Ni/Ti multilayers investigated by synchrotron radiation-based x-ray diffraction”. A.J. Cavaleiro, A.S. Ramos, R.M.S. Martins, F.M. Braz Fernandes, J. Morgiel, C. Baehtz, M.T. Vieira. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 646 (2015) pp. 1165-1171. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.037). IF:2.999; IF5Y: 2.72

“Fracture modes during severe plastic deformation of NiTi shape memory alloys”. C.M. Craciunescu, R.J.C. Silva, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Fizika Metalliv i Metallovedenie (Physics of Metals and Metallography) 116:7 (2015) pp. 698-705 (DOI: 10.1134/S0031918X15070030). IF:0.672; IF5Y: -

“High Strain and Long Duration Cycling Behavior of Laser Welded NiTi Sheets”. J.P. Oliveira, R.M. Miranda, N. Schell, F.M. Braz Fernandes. International Journal of Fatigue 83 (2016) 195–200. IF: 2.275; IF5Y: 1.974

“Laser welded superelastic Cu–Al–Mn shape memory alloy wires”. J.P. Oliveira, B. Panton, Z. Zeng, T. Omori, Y. Zhou, R.M. Miranda, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Materials and Design 90 (2016) pp. 122–128. (DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.1250264-1275). IF: 3.501; IF5Y: 3.626

“Laser joining of NiTi to Ti6Al4V using a Niobium interlayer”. J.P. Oliveira, B. Panton, Z. Zeng, C.M. Andrei, Y. Zhou, R.M. Miranda, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Acta Materialia 105 (2016) pp. 9-15. (DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.12.021). IF: 4.465; IF5Y: 4.87

“Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of Ni-rich NiTi plates: functional behaviour”. J.P. Oliveira, D. Barbosa, F.M. Braz Fernandes, R.M. Miranda. Smart Materials and Structures 25 (2016) 03LT01 (7pgs). (DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/25/3/03LT01). IF :2.502; IF5Y: 2.74

“Martensite Stabilization During Superelastic Cycling of Laser Welded NiTi Plates”. J.P. Oliveira, F.M. Braz Fernandes, N. Schell, R.M. Miranda. Materials Letters 171(2016) pp. 273-276. (DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.02.107). IF :2.489; IF5Y: 2.466.

“Improvement of damping properties in laser processed superelastic Cu-Al-Mn shape memory alloys”. J.P. Oliveira, Z. Zeng, T. Omori, N. Zhou, R.M.Miranda, F.M. Braz Fernandes. Materials and Design 98(2016) pp. 280–284. (DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.032). IF: 3.501; IF5Y: 3.626.

“Residual stress analysis in laser welded NiTi sheets using synchrotron X-ray diffraction”. J.P. Oliveira, F.M. Braz Fernandes, R.M. Miranda, N. Schell, J.L. Ocaña. Materials and Design 100(2016) pp 180–187. (DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.137). IF: 3.501; IF5Y: 3.626.

“Effect of laser welding parameters on the austenite and martensite phase fractions of NiTi”. J.P. Oliveira, F.M. Braz Fernandes, R.M. Miranda, N. Schell, J.L. Ocaña. Materials Characterization 119 (2016) 148–151. (10.1016/j.matchar.2016.08.001). IF: 2.383; IF5Y: 2.605