metals Review TiPd- and TiPt-Based High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys: A Review on Recent Advances Yoko Yamabe-Mitarai 1,2 1 Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8561, Japan;
[email protected] 2 National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan Received: 30 September 2020; Accepted: 12 November 2020; Published: 18 November 2020 Abstract: In this paper high-temperature shape memory alloys based on TiPd and TiPt are reviewed. The effect of the alloying elements in ternary TiPd and TiPt alloys on phase transformation and strain recovery is also discussed. Generally, the addition of alloying elements decreases the martensitic transformation temperature and improves the strength of the martensite and austenite phases. Additionally, it also decreases irrecoverable strain, but without perfect recovery due to plastic deformation. With the aim to improve the strength of high-temperature shape memory alloys, multi-component alloys, including medium- and high-entropy alloys, have been investigated and proposed as new structural materials. Notably, it was discovered that the martensitic transformation temperature could be controlled through a combination of the constituent elements and alloys with high austenite finish temperatures above 500 ◦C. The irrecoverable strain decreased in the multi-component alloys compared with the ternary alloys. The repeated thermal cyclic test was effective toward obtaining perfect strain recoveries in multi-component alloys, which could be good candidates for high-temperature shape memory alloys. Keywords: high-temperature shape memory alloys; titanium palladium; titanium platinum; multi-component alloys; medium-entropy alloys; high-entropy alloys 1.