by xotmetals | Mar 30, 2021 | Nitinol, Titanium
Nitinol has a unique combination of shape memory, superelasticity, fatigue resistance and biocompatabilityThough many Nitinolapplications are invisible to the general public, some are quite familiar. Eyeglass frames made from Nitinol can be bent severely out of shape,...
by xotmetals | Mar 24, 2021 | Nitinol, Titanium
A very special class of materials can “remember” their shape. After deformation you can just heat them and they return to their original form. A number of different shape memory materials have been developed, but one in particular has become a standby in many...
by xotmetals | Mar 17, 2021 | Nitinol
Weaving textiles from nickel-titanium (NiTi) wires offers a way to give garments a ‘shape memory’ where they can return to their original shape after being deformed by applying heat. new ways to make and process wires to take advantage of the numerous, exciting...
by xotmetals | Feb 26, 2021 | Nitinol, Titanium
The nitinol guidewire is superior to any other that has been produced, but it is inherently better because of its formulation. Nitinol, an amalgam of nickel and titanium in generally equal proportions, offers ideal flexibility for navigation of veins and arteries....
by xotmetals | Feb 23, 2021 | Nitinol, Titanium
Nitinol tubing is often used in the medical device industry. Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy, is prized for its shape memory, superelasticity and biocompatibility. Named for the alloys composing it (Ni-nickel and Ti-titanium), along with the laboratory where it was...
by xotmetals | Feb 20, 2021 | Nickel Alloys, Nitinol, Titanium
Introduction Since the late 1980’s, the superelastic behavior of shape memory material and in particular, Ni-Ti alloys has been extensively exploited by the medical device industry. Superelastic NiTi has become a material of strategic importance as it allows to...
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