| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Composite Materials: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Material Development and Applications
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| Presentation Title |
Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Self-Healing Aluminum Composites for Energy Conservation |
| Author(s) |
Masum Bellah, Vaibhav Srivastava, Michael Nosonovsky, Benjamin Church, Pradeep Rohatgi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Masum Bellah |
| Abstract Scope |
Engineering components are frequently discarded after they develop cracks, requiring replacement with new high embodied energy components. In this paper, self-healing aluminum matrix composites with the capability of self-healing are discussed. These composites can self-heal cracks, thereby extending component life and conserving energy by reducing the need for replacements. Research on aluminum alloy composites reinforced by shape memory alloys is presented, including the narrowing and closing of cracks, the recovery of strength, and shape restoration in these alloys. The microstructures of these self-healing alloy composites and the mechanics and kinetics of self-healing, including the rate of crack narrowing and closing and the rate of shape restoration, are also reported. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Characterization, Mechanical Properties |