Effect of Ta Additions on the Microstructure, Damping, and Shape Memory Behaviour of Prealloyed Cu-Al-Ni Shape Memory Alloys

<div>SEM micrographs of (a) Cu-Al-Ni and Cu-Al-Ni-<i>x</i>Ta SMAs with various Ta content: (b) 1.0, (c) 2.0, and (d) 3.0 wt.%; and corresponding EDS analyses of points A and B after immersion into 3 wt.% NaCl for 30 days.</div>

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Figure 7: Effect of Ta Additions on the Microstructure, Damping, and Shape Memory Behaviour of Prealloyed Cu-Al-Ni Shape Memory Alloys 