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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Applicant:
U.s.a. As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Othmane Benafan, Fairview Park, OH (US);
Ronald D. Noebe, Medina, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28D 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B28D 1/327 (2013.01); B28D 1/322 (2013.01);
Abstract
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) may be used for static rock splitting. The SMAs may be used as high-energy multifunctional materials, which have a unique ability to recover large deformations and generate high stresses in response to thermal loads.