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Applications of Shape Memory Materials in Orthopedics

Shape memory materials (SMAs) exhibit unique mechanical properties suitable for orthopedic and medical applications. When deformed, SMAs can sustain large strains with minimal load increase, showing pseudoelastic behavior. This property allows for constant corrective stress in orthoses, aiding in the treatment of conditions like equinovarus foot deformity.

Marcelo Gastón Alonso - Graciela Bertolino - Alejandro Yawny

Characterization of Heat-Treatable Aluminum Alloys

Alfredo Tolley

Characterization of Materials Using Neutron Imaging

Sergio Raúl Soria - Alejandro Yawny

Evaluation of Fracture Toughness and Structural Integrity of Engineering Materials and Components

Marcos Antonio Bergant - Alejandro Yawny

Fretting Damage

Fretting is a mechanical condition where small amplitude movements between contacting parts cause localized damage like cracks, wear, and oxidation, reducing component lifespan. Research focuses on designing experimental devices and using microscopy and profilometry for damage characterization.

Sergio Raúl Soria - Marcos Antonio Bergant - Alejandro Yawny

Influence of Microstructure on Radiation Effects in Metal Alloys

Alfredo Tolley

Martensitic Transformations in Fe-Mn Based Steels

Adriana Condó - Armando Fernández-Guillermet - Lina María Guerrero Salazar - Paulo Matías La Roca - Marcos Leonel Sade Lichtman

Material Fatigue

Marcos Antonio Bergant - Graciela Bertolino - Hugo R. Soul - Raúl Ignacio Bustos - Alejandro Yawny

Metallic Sponges Manufactured by Powder Metallurgy

Graciela Bertolino - María Teresa Malachevsky

Microsystems based on Shape Memory Alloys

Adriana Condó - Francisco Lovey

MMFs used as linear actuators

In-situ mechanical testing allows observation of samples using various microscopes while applying load, eliminating the need to disassemble them. The Division has developed a device using MMFs for these tests, enhancing range and response speed. New, more compact, and powerful prototypes are being developed.

Juan Delmastro - Alejandro Yawny

Phase Stability in Shape Memory Alloys of Cu

Fran de Castro Bubani - Jorge Luis Pelegrina - Marcos Leonel Sade Lichtman

Radiation Damage in Metallic Nanoparticles

The aim of this research line is to understand the mechanisms of radiation

Eugenia Zelaya - Julio César Azcárate

Severe Plastic Deformation

Fran de Castro Bubani

Technological Applications of Shape Memory Materials

Hugo R. Soul

Micro-sistemas basados en aleaciones con memoria de forma

Adriana Condó - Francisco Lovey