A method of fabricating ternary TiNi-based alloys to achieve substantially higher phase-change transition temperatures in the resulting SMA materials and which have optimal thermo-mechanical properties. One target is provided which comprises the element Ti, a second target comprises the element Ni and...http://www.google.de/patents/US6669795?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6669795 - Methods of fabricating high transition temperature SMA, and SMA materials made by the methods