One-Dimensional Constitutive Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys: Thermomechanical Derivation with Non-Constant Material Functions and Redefined Martensite Internal Variable

TLDR

Shape memory alloys exhibit complex thermomechanical behavior that requires accurate constitutive modeling for engineering applications. The study develops a one‑dimensional thermomechanical constitutive model for shape memory alloys building on Liang and Tanaka’s framework. Using an internal‑variable approach, the authors derive a comprehensive law from first principles, separating the martensite fraction into temperature‑ and stress‑induced components to capture pseudoelastic and shape‑memory effects. Numerical examples demonstrate that the model accurately reproduces the thermomechanical response of shape memory alloys across temperature and stress regimes.

Abstract

A one-dimensional constitutive model for the thermomechanical behavior of shape memory alloys is developed based on previous work by Liang and Tanaka. An internal variable ap proach is used to derive a comprehensive constitutive law for shape memory alloy materials from first principles without the assumption of constant material functions. This constitutive law is of such a form that it is well suited to further practical engineering applications and calculations. A separation of the martensite fraction internal variable into temperature-induced and stress- induced parts is presented and justified, which then allows the derived constitutive law to accurately represent both the pseudoelastic and shape memory effects at all temperatures. Several numerical ex amples are given that illustrate the ability of the constitutive law to capture the unique thermome chanical behavior of shape memory alloys due to their internal phase transformations with stress and temperature.