Heat Estimation from Infrared Measurement Compared to DSC for Austenite to R Phase Transformation in a NiTi Alloy

Heat source estimations from temperature field measurements deduced from infrared imaging are increasingly used to study thermo-mechanical coupling during materials’ deformation. These estimations are based on approximations of the derivative terms with respect to time and space which are involved in the heat diffusion equation. This paper proposes a first experimental validation of this method by applying it to an experimental uniform air cooling of a NiTi Shape Memory Alloy thin plate. In the studied cooling temperate range, heat sources are due to Austenite to R phase transformation. Transformation temperatures, heat sources, and energies are estimated from infrared temperature measurements and compared successfully to differential scanning calorimetry results.