Performance Evaluation of Smart Hybrid Composites Incorporating Shape Memory Alloy Elements

Abdelaziz Lebied; Sidali Bacha; Houssam Lala; Mohamed Lakhdar Sahli

doi:10.65731/ama/2026-0053

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Performance Evaluation of Smart Hybrid Composites Incorporating Shape Memory Alloy Elements

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

Volume 20 (2026): Issue 3 (September 2026)

By: Abdelaziz Lebied , Sidali Bacha , Houssam Lala and Mohamed Lakhdar Sahli

Open Access

|Sep 2026

Abstract

Smart materials such as shape memory alloys offer innovative solutions in industry, based on their main characteristic of returning to their initial shape after deformation, in response to a temperature difference. When SMAs are combined with other materials, they give rise to the formation of smart composites. The composites were manufactured from epoxy resin, reinforced with Ti-Ni SMA wires, by studying their mechanical properties. This study presents the stress-strain relationships of a composite incorporating SMA wires. The study highlights, in a first part, the impact of SMA wires on the mechanical behavior of a composite plate, then analyzes the adaptation capacity and reliability of hybrid shape memory composites.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.65731/ama/2026-0053 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5319 | Journal ISSN: 1898-4088

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Language: English

Page range: 532 - 542

Submitted on: Apr 2, 2026

Accepted on: Jul 24, 2026

Published on: Sep 5, 2026

Published by: Bialystok University of Technology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

composite materials,

shape memory alloys,

mechanical characterization,

martensitic transformation,

numerical analysis

Related subjects:

Engineering,

Mechanical engineering,

Mechanics,

Bioengineering and biomedical engineering,

Biomechanics,

Civil engineering,

Environmental engineering

© 2026 Abdelaziz Lebied, Sidali Bacha, Houssam Lala, Mohamed Lakhdar Sahli, published by Bialystok University of Technology
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