Research Article

Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy

Volume: 14 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy

Abstract

The surface morphology, microstructure, phase transition and specific heat capacity C_P (T) of the alloys produced by enriching CuAlTa shape memory alloys with Gadolinium (Gd) were examined depending on temperature changes. This study shows that alloy composition and phase behavior are closely related to high martensitic phase transformation temperature (PTT). The addition of Gd to the alloys reduces the crystal size and significantly reduces the 18R phase. This relationship enables the design of new materials with customized properties. EDS analysis confirms the precipitation of tantalum in the β phase, as a result of its limited solubility in the matrix, effectively preventing the martensitic phase transformation. Therefore, the PTT increased by increasing Gd additive in the alloy. On the other hand, increasing Gd in the alloy causes the surface under martensitic transformation to decrease, and as a result, it reduces the stability of the shape recovery effect, causing the C_P (T) to increase.

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Supporting Institution

Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Research Project Unit

Project Number

BEBAP 2021.09

Ethical Statement

The study is complied with research and publication ethics.

Thanks

The work supported by Bitlis Eren University Research Project Unit under Project No: BEBAP 2021.09.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Material Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 27, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

December 7, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 21, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 14 Number: 2

APA
Ercan, E., Qader, I. N., Dağdelen, F., & Kök, M. (2025). Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(2), 794-805. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685
AMA
1.Ercan E, Qader IN, Dağdelen F, Kök M. Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;14(2):794-805. doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685
Chicago
Ercan, Ercan, Ibrahim Nazem Qader, Fethi Dağdelen, and Mediha Kök. 2025. “Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 14 (2): 794-805. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685.
EndNote
Ercan E, Qader IN, Dağdelen F, Kök M (June 1, 2025) Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 14 2 794–805.
IEEE
[1]E. Ercan, I. N. Qader, F. Dağdelen, and M. Kök, “Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy”, Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 794–805, June 2025, doi: 10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685.
ISNAD
Ercan, Ercan - Qader, Ibrahim Nazem - Dağdelen, Fethi - Kök, Mediha. “Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 14/2 (June 1, 2025): 794-805. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685.
JAMA
1.Ercan E, Qader IN, Dağdelen F, Kök M. Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;14:794–805.
MLA
Ercan, Ercan, et al. “Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 794-05, doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685.
Vancouver
1.Ercan Ercan, Ibrahim Nazem Qader, Fethi Dağdelen, Mediha Kök. Exploring the Impact of Gadolinium on Microstructure, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Behavior, and Specific Heat Capacity in CuAlTa Shape Memory Alloy. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;14(2):794-805. doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1597685

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