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Theoretical Investigations of Ti-Based Binary Shape Memory Alloys
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Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 02 (2011)·Pages 1355–1366·Published 18 October 2011·DOI10.4236/msa.2011.210184
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Abstract
The electronic structure and ground state properties of TiX (X = Fe, Ni, Pd, Pt and Cu) type Shape Memory alloys have been calculated using the self consistent Tight- Binding Linear Muffin Tin Orbital (TB-LMTO) method. The systematic total energy studies made on TiX alloys in both B2 and (B19/B19’) structures successfully explain the structural stability of these compounds. The equilibrium lattice parameters, bulk moduli (B<sub>o</sub>), cohesive energy (E<sub>coh</sub>) and heat of formation (ΔH) are calculated for these systems and compared with the available experimental and other theoretical results. The bonding nature of these TiX alloys is analyzed via the density of states (DOS) histogram.
KeywordsShape Memory AlloysTB-LMTOB2-B19 PhasesStructural Parameters
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