RESEARCH PAPER
Performance Evaluation of Smart Hybrid Composites Incorporating Shape Memory Alloy Elements
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Transport Engineering Department, Constantine 1- Frères Mentouri University, Algeria
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Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CEA, CNRS, CIMAP, Université de Caen Normandie, Montfoulon 61250 Damigny, France, France
Submission date: 2026-04-02
Final revision date: 2026-07-20
Acceptance date: 2026-07-24
Publication date: 2026-08-14
Corresponding author
Abdelaziz LEBIED
Transport Engineering Department, Constantine 1- Frères Mentouri University, EL-KHROUB, 25100, Constantine, Algeria
Transport Engineering Department, Constantine 1- Frères Mentouri University, EL-KHROUB, 25100, Constantine, Algeria
Acta Mechanica et Automatica 2026;20(3):532-542
HIGHLIGHTS
- SMA composites improve mechanical performance via martensitic plateau effect
- • Pre-strain strongly influences stress–strain response under loading
- • Simulations match experiments, validating the proposed model
- • Phenomenological SMA model coupled with simplified FE approach
KEYWORDS
composite materialsshape memory alloysmechanical characterizationmartensitic transformationnumerical analysis
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Smart materials such as shape memory alloys offer innovative solutions in industry, based on their main characteristic of returning to their initial shape after deformation, in response to a temperature difference. When SMAs are combined with other materials, they give rise to the formation of smart composites. The composites were manufactured from epoxy resin, reinforced with Ti-Ni SMA wires, by studying their mechanical properties. This study presents the stress-strain relationships of a composite incorporating SMA wires. The study highlights, in a first part, the impact of SMA wires on the mechanical behavior of a composite plate, then analyzes the adaptation capacity and reliability of hybrid shape memory composites.
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