A Lightweight shape-memory alloy with superior temperature-fluctuation resistance

Song, Y.*; Xu, S.*; Sato, Shunsuke*; Lee, I.*; Xu, X.*; Omori, Toshihiro*; Nagasako, Makoto*; Kawasaki, Takuro; Kiyanagi, Ryoji; Harjo, S.; et al.

Nature, 638, p.965 - 971, 2025/02

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08583-7

Experimental determination of phase equilibria in the Mn-Zn binary system

Imatomi, Daisuke*; Ishikawa, Ryosuke*; Nakata, Akira*; Ito, Tatsuya; Han, K.*; Nagasako, Makoto*; Xu, X.*; Omori, Toshihiro*; Kainuma, Ryosuke*

Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion, 45(1), p.3 - 17, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-023-01068-6

Phase equilibria in the Mn-Zn binary system were experimentally determined by chemical composition examination, crystal structure determination, and thermal analysis. Major changes were detected for the , , and phases. The -B2 single-phase region could not be confirmed in the studied system because a disordered body-centered cubic structure, which is identical to the Mn phase, was confirmed in a quenched sample from the previously proposed region of phase. The phase has been controversial whether the phase is separated into , , and phases or not. By studying a diffusion couple and several alloy compositions, it was established that the , , and phases are not separate and comprise a single phase. Furthermore, the phase is not present in the Zn-rich region of the system because the corresponding invariant reactions were not detected via thermal analysis.

Tough yet flexible superelastic alloys meet biomedical needs

Xu, X.*; Odaira, Takumi*; Xu, S.*; Hirata, Kenji*; Omori, Toshihiro*; Ueki, Kosuke*; Ueda, Kyosuke*; Narushima, Takayuki*; Nagasako, Makoto*; Kainuma, Ryosuke*; et al.

Advanced Materials & Processes, 180(7), p.35 - 37, 2022/10

Flexible and tough superelastic Co-Cr alloys for biomedical applications

Odaira, Takumi*; Xu, S.*; Hirata, Kenji*; Xu, X.*; Omori, Toshihiro*; Ueki, Kosuke*; Ueda, Kyosuke*; Narushima, Takayuki*; Nagasako, Makoto*; Harjo, S.; et al.

Advanced Materials, 34(27), p.2202305_1 - 2202305_11, 2022/07

https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202202305

Investigation of extra-stress in martensitic transformation in Co-Cr-Al-Si superelastic alloy by in-situ neutron diffraction

Shimizu, Raiki*; Xu, X.*; Ito, Tatsuya; Gong, W.; Harjo, S.; Omori, Toshihiro*; Kainuma, Ryosuke*

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