Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation

Owing to the unique re-entrant martensitic transformation behavior, Co2Cr(Ga,Si) alloy received extensive attention and investigation. Nevertheless, the Co2Cr(Ga,Si) alloy exhibits pronounced stress hysteresis across a broad near-room temperature range, which limits their application in aerospace ac...

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Main Authors: Wenbin Zhao, Yi Zhao, Haosen Yuan, Baoyin Liu, Renwei Chen, Jian Li, Changlong Tan
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author Wenbin Zhao
Yi Zhao
Haosen Yuan
Baoyin Liu
Renwei Chen
Jian Li
Changlong Tan
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Yi Zhao
Haosen Yuan
Baoyin Liu
Renwei Chen
Jian Li
Changlong Tan
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description Owing to the unique re-entrant martensitic transformation behavior, Co2Cr(Ga,Si) alloy received extensive attention and investigation. Nevertheless, the Co2Cr(Ga,Si) alloy exhibits pronounced stress hysteresis across a broad near-room temperature range, which limits their application in aerospace actuators. Significantly, this work calculated the stress-strain curve by doping four elements (Ti, Fe, Nb, Zr) via the first-principle calculation. It was found that the Ti-doped alloy has zero-stress hysteresis and low driving force. Moreover, the mechanism of zero-hysteresis and low driving force is revealed from the perspective of energy and electron respectively. From the energy perspective, the average rate of energy change explains that the zero-hysteresis of the Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy is due to the lower energy dissipation during the phase transformation than the undoped alloy. The small change rate of Helmholtz free energy indicates that the Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy has a low driving stress. From the electronic point of view, the density of states results demonstrate that the low driving force originate from the binding of d-orbitals among Ti, Co, and Cr elements, leading to a reduction in system energy and consequently requiring lower stress to induce the phase transformation. The charge density calculation results show that the interaction between Ti atoms and Co atoms in the Ti-doped alloy is weakened, leading to a decrease in driving force. Our research successfully designed the Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 superelastic shape memory alloy with zero-hysteresis and sheds light on the mechanism of superelasticity in shape memory alloy.
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spelling doaj-art-f7ffa9df4f0141c790ff5ea87381df5c2025-08-20T02:16:02ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-05-01363898390510.1016/j.jmrt.2025.03.271Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculationWenbin Zhao0Yi Zhao1Haosen Yuan2Baoyin Liu3Renwei Chen4Jian Li5Changlong Tan6School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, China; Weihai Polycrystalline Tungsten Molybdenum Technology Co., Ltd, Weihai, 264200, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, China; Corresponding author.Owing to the unique re-entrant martensitic transformation behavior, Co2Cr(Ga,Si) alloy received extensive attention and investigation. Nevertheless, the Co2Cr(Ga,Si) alloy exhibits pronounced stress hysteresis across a broad near-room temperature range, which limits their application in aerospace actuators. Significantly, this work calculated the stress-strain curve by doping four elements (Ti, Fe, Nb, Zr) via the first-principle calculation. It was found that the Ti-doped alloy has zero-stress hysteresis and low driving force. Moreover, the mechanism of zero-hysteresis and low driving force is revealed from the perspective of energy and electron respectively. From the energy perspective, the average rate of energy change explains that the zero-hysteresis of the Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy is due to the lower energy dissipation during the phase transformation than the undoped alloy. The small change rate of Helmholtz free energy indicates that the Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy has a low driving stress. From the electronic point of view, the density of states results demonstrate that the low driving force originate from the binding of d-orbitals among Ti, Co, and Cr elements, leading to a reduction in system energy and consequently requiring lower stress to induce the phase transformation. The charge density calculation results show that the interaction between Ti atoms and Co atoms in the Ti-doped alloy is weakened, leading to a decrease in driving force. Our research successfully designed the Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 superelastic shape memory alloy with zero-hysteresis and sheds light on the mechanism of superelasticity in shape memory alloy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425007811SuperelasticityFirst-principle calculationStress hysteresisDriving forceRe-entrant martensitic transformation
spellingShingle Wenbin Zhao
Yi Zhao
Haosen Yuan
Baoyin Liu
Renwei Chen
Jian Li
Changlong Tan
Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Superelasticity
First-principle calculation
Stress hysteresis
Driving force
Re-entrant martensitic transformation
title Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation
title_full Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation
title_fullStr Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation
title_full_unstemmed Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation
title_short Zero-hysteresis superelastic Co33Cr16Ti1Ga7Si7 alloy was designed through element doping: First-principle calculation
title_sort zero hysteresis superelastic co33cr16ti1ga7si7 alloy was designed through element doping first principle calculation
topic Superelasticity
First-principle calculation
Stress hysteresis
Driving force
Re-entrant martensitic transformation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425007811
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