1st Edition

Sustainability of Alloys and Polymers of Shape Memory Materials

Edited By Ajit Behera, Manisha Priyadarshini Copyright 2026
422 Pages 136 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

422 Pages 136 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Shape memory materials constitute a distinct category capable of recovering their original shape after deformation. This book covers fabrication methodologies including exploration of diverse shape recovery mechanisms across alloys, polymers, ceramics, and hybrid compositions. Furthermore, the focus extends to emerging applications and discussion of the relationship between shape actuation rates... Read more

PART 1: Shape Memory Materials (SMMs)

Chapter 1. Shape Memory Materials: An Introduction
Ajit Behera

Chapter 2. Historical Background of SMM
Shivam Gupta

Chapter 3. Shape Memory Effect and Pseudoelasticity
Guadalupe Gabriel Flores Rojas, Belen Lazaro-Gomez, O. Farias-Elvira, Ricardo Vera-Graziano, Alfonso Perez-Carrillo, Emilio Bucio, and Eduardo Mendizábal

Chapter 4. Types of Stimuli Influencing the Shape Recovery
Yasir Mujahid and Kamran Khan

Chapter 5. Effect of Training in Shape Memory Material (SMM)
Abhishek Barua, Kanchan Kumari, Sibasis Harihar Sahu, Swastik Pradhan, Chitrasen Samantra, and Suman Chatterjee

Chapter 6. Measurement Techniques of Shape Recovery
Yasir Mujahid and Kamran Khan

Chapter 7. Future Manufacturing in Shape Memory Materials
Zahra Alirezaei, Soroush Parvizi, and Seyed Mohammadreza Seyedi golmahalleh

PART 2: Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs)

Chapter 8. Shape Memory Alloys: An Introduction
Asim Prasad Behera

Chapter 9. Classification of Shape Memory Alloy
Mamataj Khatun and Ekramul Kabir

Chapter 10. Phase Transformation Phenomena in Shape Memory Alloys
Sushree P. Mohapatra, Arun Kumar Patro, Vatsala Chaturvedi, Trinath Talapaneni, and Avala Lavakumar

Chapter 11. Synthesis Techniques of Shape Memory Alloys
Zahra Alirezaei, Sasan Ranjbar Motlagh, and Soroush Parvizi

Chapter 12. Effect of Various Parameters on Shape Recovery of Shape Memory Alloys
Trinath Talapaneni, Vatsala Chaturvedi, Rahul Kumar Sahu, and Avala Lava Kumar

Chapter 13. Properties of Shape Memory Alloys
Vatsala Chaturvedi, Rahul Kumar Sahu, Avala Lava Kumar, and Trinath Talapaneni

Chapter 14. Emerging Applications of Shape Memory Alloys
Himanshu Sharma, Mahendra R. Jadhav, Hari N. Bhargaw, and Samarth Singh

PART 3: Shape Memory Polymer (SMP)

Chapter 15. Shape Memory Polymers: An Introduction
Pranjyan Dash, Pradeep Kumar Panda, Smruti Pallabi Parhi, Pramila Kumari Misra, Arpan Kumar Nayak, and Chien-Te Hsieh

Chapter 16. Classification of Shape Memory Polymers
Miguel S. Pérez-Garibay, Ángel-Gámez-Ríos, and Emilio Bucio

Chapter 17. Training Technique and Stability of Smart Material Polymer Nanocomposites
Gautam Jaiswar, Pratibha Agarwal, Shivangi Sharma, Sanjay Kumar Kataria, Khushbu Jain, and Neeru Dabas

Chapter 18. Phase Transition in Shape Memory Polymers
Tahir Cagin

Chapter 19. Effects of Various Parameters on the Performance of Shape-Memory Polymer Nanocomposites
Geoffrey Barongo Omosa, F.M. Mwema, Esther T. Akinlabi, and T.C. Jen

Chapter 20. Shape Memory Polymers and Their Classification on the Basis of Polymer Nature
Hossein Ebrahimnezhad-Khaljiri

Chapter 21. Properties of Shape Memory Polymers
Krutika L. Routray and Sunirmal Saha

Biography

Ajit Behera is currently working as an Asst. Professor in the Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He completed his PhD from IIT-Kharagpur in 2016. He received the National "IEI Young Engineer Award" in 2022, "Yuva Rattan Award" in 2020, "C.V. Raman Award" in 2019 and "young faculty award" in 2017. He has published more than 202 publications including book, book chapter, and journals. 5 students have completed their PhD under his supervision. More than 10 PhD students from his institute/outside the institute are working on different research projects with him. He has successfully completed 25 industrial/research projects and organized 12 industrial academia collaborating conferences. He is listed in top 2% scientist list in the world ranking.

Manisha Priyadarshini is an Assistant professor in CGU-BEST centre, C. V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, India. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. With more than 40 research publications in reputed international journals and conferences, her work focuses on advanced mechanical aspects and manufacturing technologies with energy effeciency. She has collaborated with researchers, academicians, and industry experts on several projects and serves as a peer reviewer for published journals.