Claim · claim:temperature-drives-shape-memory
Temperature gradient —drives→ Thermal shape-memory effect
The atlas records this claim as established: a temperature gradient drives the thermal shape-memory effect under the conditions below.
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Conditions
- a shape-memory alloy (NiTi) cycled between a hot reservoir above its austenite finish temperature and a cold one below its martensite finish temperature, under load
regime: solid · temperature gradient required
Evidence · 2
- [1]K. Otsuka (ed.), C. M. Wayman (ed.). Shape Memory Materials (1998)
- [2]P. Kumar et al.. Shape memory alloy engine for high efficiency low-temperature gradient thermal to electrical conversion (2019)
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Uses of this claim
recorded pathways · 2
- Shape-memory alloy heat enginedemonstrated · 5 steps
- Shape-memory heat engine (mechanical)demonstrated · 3 steps
other enumerated routes · 24
- Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · candidate
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · same energy form
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · candidate
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · candidate
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Alpha particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · candidate
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 established · candidate
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Rotating-machine generator action → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:temperature-drives-shape-memory: Temperature gradient —drives→ Thermal shape-memory effect. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/temperature-drives-shape-memory
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