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THERMOSTRICTIVE SMART MATERIALS - Axel Ritter - 08-30-2014

THERMOSTRICTIVE SMART MATERIALS

Thermostrictive smart materials have inherent properties that enable them to react to ambient temperature changes by reversibly changing their shape and/or dimensions. The temperature changes may have a passive effect by which the material continually adjusts its internal thermal state to its natural surroundings through its surface.

In the field of architecture the following thermostrictive smart materials are available :

THERMAL EXPANSION MATERIALS (TEM)/EXPANSION
MATERIALS (EM)
THERMOBIMETALS (TB)
SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMA)