Images SI - Nitinol. NiTi Characteristics. The shape memory effect, superelasticity, and good damping properties, uncommon in other implant alloys, make the nickel-titanium shape memory metal alloy (Nitinol or NiTi) a fascinating material for surgical applications.
It provides a possibility to make self-locking, self-expanding and self-compressing implants. The purpose of this work was to determine if NiTi is a safe material for surgical implant applications. How do SMA and SMP's work?
Smart Materials. Fort Wayne Metals - Nitinol. Fort Wayne Metals manufactures wire products from various grades of Nickel-Titanium or Nitinol commonly used in medical applications (Nitinol #1, Nitinol #2, Nitinol #4 and Nitinol #8) as well as Nitinol #5, Nitinol #6, and Nitinol #9 for other various applications.
All grades of Nitinol are available in either the cold worked (CW) condition ready for heat treatment or as straightened super-elastic (SE) wire. Each medical grade of Nitinol material is comprised of near equal atomic weight percentage of nickel and titanium. Our most common medical grade, NiTi#1 exceeds chemistry requirements set forth by ASTM F2063 for use in surgical implants. At Fort Wayne Metals, all incoming Nitinol raw materials are inspected to ensure they meet proprietary internal specifications for chemistry, ingot transformation temperature, material homogeneity, and microstructure. Nitinol Wire Applications. TiNi Alloy. SMA - Technical Univ. Berlin. Introduction to SMA. N o u m e n o n. From disk to vessel - shape memory alloys - knitted. Ad!dict Inspiration book #29: in.tangible.scape.s. Aerospace Application. Astani Dept. Seminar: Application of Shape Memory Alloys in Natural Hazards Mitigation.