by xotmetals | Mar 4, 2025 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
Shape memory nitinol wire rope is a remarkable material that combines the adaptability of wire rope structures with the distinctive properties of nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy. Due to its remarkable capacity to remember and return to its original shape after...
by xotmetals | Mar 1, 2025 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
Introduction Nitinol Wire is the most mature form of this unique superelastic and shape memory alloy, being commercialized in the mid 1980’s. It is available in many different sizes, alloys and finishes. Nickel titanium, also known as nitinol, is...
by xotmetals | Jan 2, 2025 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
What Is Super-Elastic Nickel-Titanium Memory Alloy Wire Nitinol Nickel-Titanium Memory Alloy Fishing Line Fish Hook Line? Nitinol Nickel-titanium alloy is a shape memory alloy. Nitinol Shape memory alloy is a special alloy that can automatically restore its own...
by xotmetals | Sep 1, 2023 | Nickel titanium, Niobium Titanium Alloy, NiTiCu, Nitinol, Shape memory alloys, TiNiCu
Introduction to SMAs Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metallic alloys that undergo solid-to-solid phase transformations induced by appropriate temperature and/or stress changes and during which they can recover seemingly permanent strains. Such alloys include NiTi,...
by xotmetals | May 13, 2022 | Nickel Alloys, Nickel titanium, Nitinol
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are materials that can be deformed at one temperature but when heated or cooled, return to their original shape, i.e. the alloy appears to have a memory. Strains of up to about 10% can be fully recovered. Alloys that exhibit this effect only...
by xotmetals | May 8, 2022 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
NiTi alloys (nitinol) show the shape memory effect, superelastic behavior, high strength, good corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. These characteristics make them of interest for medical applications, such as dental medicine or manufacture of stents, i.e....