Chapter 5 Innovations in smart alloy applications enhancing aerospace and automotive performance
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T. Shreya
Abstract
This chapter discusses how smart alloys, such as superelastic materials and shape memory alloys, are reforming the automotive and aerospace sectors. Smart alloys are highly valuable for improving performance, safety, and efficiency in state-of-the-art engineering designs due to their unique properties, which include high energy absorption and the ability to return to their original shape after deformation. It examines how smart alloys are utilized in actuators, vibration damping systems, and adaptive structures within the aerospace industry. Additionally, it provides insights into how these materials can improve fuel efficiency, aerodynamic performance, and component durability in challenging environments. To meet the growing demand for lighter, safer, and more environmentally friendly automobiles, smart alloys are being integrated into temperature-sensitive actuators, suspension systems, and crash prevention devices in the automotive sector.
The chapter will also address the state of research and the obstacles that need to be overcome for smart alloys to be commercialized including financial limitations, material fatigue, and long-term dependability. Lastly, it will cover the potential for advancements in smart alloy technology in the future, including improvements in manufacturing and material design processes that will drive the next generation of automotive and aerospace systems.
Abstract
This chapter discusses how smart alloys, such as superelastic materials and shape memory alloys, are reforming the automotive and aerospace sectors. Smart alloys are highly valuable for improving performance, safety, and efficiency in state-of-the-art engineering designs due to their unique properties, which include high energy absorption and the ability to return to their original shape after deformation. It examines how smart alloys are utilized in actuators, vibration damping systems, and adaptive structures within the aerospace industry. Additionally, it provides insights into how these materials can improve fuel efficiency, aerodynamic performance, and component durability in challenging environments. To meet the growing demand for lighter, safer, and more environmentally friendly automobiles, smart alloys are being integrated into temperature-sensitive actuators, suspension systems, and crash prevention devices in the automotive sector.
The chapter will also address the state of research and the obstacles that need to be overcome for smart alloys to be commercialized including financial limitations, material fatigue, and long-term dependability. Lastly, it will cover the potential for advancements in smart alloy technology in the future, including improvements in manufacturing and material design processes that will drive the next generation of automotive and aerospace systems.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Contributing authors VII
- Chapter 1 Introduction to smart materials and alloys 1
- Chapter 2 High-entropy alloys: design, properties, manufacturing, and applications 35
- Chapter 3 Biocompatible smart material alloys for implantable devices 71
- Chapter 4 Smart alloys in corrosion prevention and wastewater treatment applications 101
- Chapter 5 Innovations in smart alloy applications enhancing aerospace and automotive performance 127
- Chapter 6 Future trends and research challenges in smart alloys 145
- Chapter 7 Market perspectives of smart alloys 169
- Index 193
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Contributing authors VII
- Chapter 1 Introduction to smart materials and alloys 1
- Chapter 2 High-entropy alloys: design, properties, manufacturing, and applications 35
- Chapter 3 Biocompatible smart material alloys for implantable devices 71
- Chapter 4 Smart alloys in corrosion prevention and wastewater treatment applications 101
- Chapter 5 Innovations in smart alloy applications enhancing aerospace and automotive performance 127
- Chapter 6 Future trends and research challenges in smart alloys 145
- Chapter 7 Market perspectives of smart alloys 169
- Index 193
