This book provides a working knowledge of the modeling and engineering
applications of shape memory alloys (SMAs), beginning with a rigorous
introduction to continuum mechanics and continuum thermodynamics as they
relate to the development of SMA modeling.Modern SMAs can recover from
large amounts of bending and deformation, and millions of repetitions
within recoverable ranges. SMAs are used in the medical industry to
create stents, in the dental industry to create dental and orthodontic
archwires, and in the aerospace industry to create fluid fittings. The
text presents a unified approach to the constitutive modeling of SMAs,
including modeling of magnetic and high temperature SMAs.