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Shape Memory Technology SFB 459 Special Research Center funded by German Research Foundation    Infos : member meetings | staff seminar | Scientific Symposium | Links German  Melting, casting... » Area C: Manufacturing & Processing » Homepage   General information on project C9   Subject: Combinatorial development of SMA thin films   Field of investigation: Materials science, Metallurgy   Principal Investigators: Ludwig, Alfred, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Telefon: 0234-32-27492 Telefax: 0234-32-14235 email: alfred.ludwig@rub.de web: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ww   Address: Ruhr-Universität Bochum Fakultät für Maschinenbau  Institut für Werkstoffe (IfW)  Lehrstuhl Werkstoffe  der Mikrotechnik Universitätsstr. 150  44780 Bochum Summary/Abstract This project deals with the development of NiTi-based, ternary and quaternary SMA thin films using thin film material libraries and suitable high-throughput characterization tools, in order to evolve structure-property-relationships. Development goals are to improve the materials properties with respect to transformation temperatures, ductility, thermal hysteresis and functional fatigue.       Top of the page Get in touch with: frank.smetz@ruhr-uni-bochum.de