journal article·2026-07-14

Design and Optimization of a Twisted Trapezoid Metamorph (TTM) Structure for Reduced Phase Transformation Driving Force in NiTi Shape Memory Alloys

Wenzhang Chen, Junnan Wang, Qiuhong Wang, Hao Yin

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