APPLICATIONS OF SMART MATERIALS

PRESENTED BY
J.SOWBARNIGA AND AISHWARYA
B.E CSE I
KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, SALEM
SMART MATERIALS
Smart materials are designed materials that
have one or more properties that can be
significantly changed in a controlled fashion

They react to external stimuli, such as

 stress
 temperature
moisture
pH
electric or magnetic fields.
Types
Piezoelectric materials
Shape-memory alloys and shape-memor
y polymers
Magnetostrictive materials
Smart inorganic polymers ,pH-sensitive
polymers
Halochromic materials
Chromogenic systems,Ferrofluid
 Photomechanical materials
 Self-healing materials
Dielectric elastomers (DEs)
 Polycaprolactone (polymorph) and so
on......

Smart materials have properties that rea

ct to changes in their environment.
Application of
SMART MATERIALS.....
Apps...
Smart materials find a wide rang
e of applications due to their vari
ed response to external stimuli. T
he different areas of application c
an be in our day to day life, aeros
pace, civil engineering applicatio
ns and mechatronics to name a fe
w.
 Piezoelectric materials:
-discovered in 1880

by Jaques and Pierre Curie

Industrial applications:
• Engine Knock Sensors
• Pressure Sensors
• Sonar Equipment
• Piezoelectric Actuators
Medical applications........
• Ultrasound Imaging
• Ultrasonic Procedures

Defence applications......
• Micro Robotics
• Microelectronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Other apps......
• Electricity Generation
• Piezoelectric Igniters
Shape memory alloys....
Medical application....
• Bio engineering - bones
• Reinforcement of arteries and veins
• Dental wires

Defence application....
• Anti-scalding protection
• Fire security and Protection systems
Industrial applications.....
• Helicopter blades
• Tubes, Wires, and Ribbons
• Eyeglass Frames
Chromogenic materials....
• Magnetostrictive materials can be used
as both actuators (where a magnetic fiel
d is applied to cause a shape change).
Medical application....
• Ultrasonic cleaners
• Surgical tools.
• Hearing aids, razorblade sharpeners,
Industrial applications....
• linear motors,
• damping systems,
• positioning equipment,
• sonar._x0000_ _x0000_
Halochromic materials....
• Halochromism is the reversible colour ch
ange due to a change in pH of a solution.
Halochromic compounds include phenol
phthalein and titanium dioxide.

• Halochromic dye is also used in dyeing i

n Textile industry's..
THANKING
YOU.........

-SOWBARNIGA.J
and AISHWARYA
Time for queries!!!!