Alexander Demblon

Research Interests

- Manufacturing and processing of advanced metal alloys
- Actuation fatigue of shape memory alloys (SMAs)
- Design and implementation of SMA actuators
- Design of adaptive structures for aerospace applications

Demblon, A., Mabe, J., Karaman, I. Compositional effects on strain-controlled actuation fatigue of NiTiHf high temperature shape memory alloys. Scripta Materialia. 2024 March
Demblon, A., et al. Order of magnitude increase in actuation fatigue lifetime through partial austenitic transformation of NiTiHf high-temperature shape memory alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A. 2023 November; 887:145717-. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.145717.
Nicholson, D., Benafan, O., Bigelow, G., Pick, D., Demblon, A., et al. Standardization of Shape Memory Alloys from Material to Actuator. Shape Memory and Superelasticity. 2023 March; 9(2):353-363. DOI: 10.1007/s40830-023-00431-3.
Nicholson, D., Benafan, O., Bigelow G, Sczerzenie, F., Forbes, D., Van Doren, B., Mabe, J., Demblon, A., Karaman. I. An Overview of ASTM Standard Test Methods for Shape Memory Alloy Actuation Materials. SMST2022; May 16 - 20, 2022; Carlsbad, California, USA.
Demblon, A., Mabe, J., Karaman, I. Extending the Fatigue Life of NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys through Partial Thermal Cycling. SMST2022; May 16 - 20, 2022; Carlsbad, California, USA.
Demblon, A., et al. Compositional and microstructural sensitivity of the actuation fatigue response in NiTiHf high temperature shape memory alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A. 2022 March; 838:142786-. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2022.142786