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Robust Cellular Shape-Memory Ceramics via Gradient-Controlled Freeze Casting

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Xiaomei Zeng
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Noriaki Arai
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K. T. Faber *
DOI:10.1002/adem.201900398delete
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Shape-memory ceramics offer promise for applications like actuation and energy damping, due to their unique properties of high specific strength, high ductility, and inertness in harsh environments. To date, shape-memory behavior in ceramics is limited to micro-/submicro-scale pillars and particles to circumvent the longstanding problem of transformation-induced fracture which occurs readily in bulk polycrystalline specimens. The challenge, therefore, lies in the realization of shape-memory properties in bulk ceramics, which requires careful design of 3D structures that locally mimic pillar structures. Herein, it is demonstrated that with a gradient-controlled freeze-casting approach, honeycomb-like cellular structures can be fabricated with thin and directionally aligned walls to facilitate martensitic transformation under compression without fracture. With this approach, robust bulk shape-memory ceramics are demonstrated in a highly porous structure under compressive stresses of 25 MPa and strains up to 7.5%.
Keywords:
cellular structures
ice templating
martensitic transformations
porous ceramics
shape-memory ceramics
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Advanced Engineering Materials cover
Advanced Engineering Materials
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California Institute of Technology
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