Properties of Modern materials
Large optical nonlinearities
Optoelectronic property
High sensitivity to light
Large thermal and electrical conductivities
Good mechanical strength
Toughness
Ductility
lightness
Applications of Modern materials
Electronics
Photonics
Photoelasticity
Fibreoptics
Laser technology
Supersonic airplanes
Magnetic alloys for computer discs
Special ceramic for the heat shield of space shuttle
Properties of Metals
Crystalline in nature
ductile (strong in nature)
Non Transparent
Good conductors
Malleable
Properties of Glasses
Amorphous in nature
Brittle (weak)
Transparent
Bad conductors
Non-Malleable
Properties of Metallic glasses
Properties
of Metals
Properties
of Glass
Properties
of metallic
glass
Properties of Metallic glasses
They have high strength
Good magnetic properties
High corrosion resistance
It will have both the properties of metals and
glasses
Glass transition temperature
Preparation of Metallic glasses
Melt spinning system (Quenching)
Twin roller system
Melt extraction system
Sputtering
Properties of Metallic glasses
Structural properties
Theydonothaveanycrystaldefectsand
dislocation
Metallicglasseshavetetrahedralclose
packingstructure
Properties of Metallic glasses
Mechanical properties
Theyhavehighstrength
Theyhavehighelasticity
Highlyductile
Properties of Metallic glasses
Electrical properties
Electricalresistivityishigh
Eddycurrentlossisverysmall
Thetemperaturecoefficientiszero
Properties of Metallic glasses
Magnetic properties
Ithasbothsoftandhardmagneticproperties
Theyexhibithighsaturationmagnetization
Theyhavelesscorelosses
Itexhibitsnarrowhysteresisloop
Properties of Metallic glasses
Chemical properties
Highlyresistanttocorrosion
Highlyreactiveandstable
Theycanactasacatalyst.Theamorphous
stateismoreactivethanthecrystallinestate
fromthecatalyticpointofview
Transformation temperature
Definition
Transformationtemperatureisthe
temperatureatwhichshapememoryalloys
changesfromnewshapetoitsoriginalshape.
Structures of SMA
SMA
Martensite
Twinned
martensite
Deformed
martensite
Austenite
S.noMartensite Austenite
I Martensiteis softby
nature
Austenite is hardby
nature
II It can be easily
deformable from one
shape toanother
shape
It is not so easy to
deform
IIIMartensiteexist only
at low temperature
Austenite exist onlyat
high temperature
IV It belongsto
monoclinic in
structure
It belongs tocubic in
structure
Structures of SMA
Processing of SMA
Macroscopic view of SMA
Microscopic view of SMA
Characteristics of SMA -pseudoelasticity
Characteristics of SMA -Hysteresis
Types of SMA
SMA
One way SMA
Two way SMA
Properties of SMA
Ithashighshapememorystrain
Thedensityishigh
Itismoreflexible
Ithashighmeltingpoint
Ithashighthermalstability
Ithashighcorrosionresistance
SMA in Eye glass frames
SMA in toys
SMA in helicopter blades
SMA in blood clot filter
SMA in coffee maker
SMA in teeth
Advantages of SMA
Very compact in nature
It is safe and smart
They are more flexible
They are non-corrosive
Disadvantages of SMA
Cost is high
Efficiency is low
Transformation occurs over range of
temperature
Hydroxyapatite
(Ca
5(PO
4)
3OH) or
Ca
10(PO
4)
6(OH)
2
OHcanbereplacedbyfluoride,chloride
producingfluorapatiteorchrolorapatite.
Hexagonalcrystalsystem
Medical applications -hydroxyapatite
Canbefoundinteethandboneswithinthehumanbody.
Coreskeletoncanbetransformedintohydroxyapatitebyhigh
temperatures
Itburnsawayanyorganicmoleculessuchproteins,preventingan
immuneresponseandrejection
Usedforlocaldrugdeliveryinbone
Hipreplacements,dentalimplantsandboneconductionimplants
Ceramic materials -
compounds of metallic and non-metallic elements
Traditional ceramics –clay products (bricks, tiles, porcelain)
china ceramics –firing clay products