Monthly Archives: January 2019

Nitinol Terminology – Kellogg’s Research Labs

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Setting the Memory Shape

Editor’s note: The temperatures mentioned in this chapter are very approximate.  The temperatures mentioned here [...]

Hysteresis in Nitinol – Kellogg’s Research Labs

As was previously mentioned in this book, there are two forms of nitinol which are [...]

Fatigue in Nitinol – Kellogg’s Research Labs

Despite our best efforts, all things wear out eventually.  The same is true for the [...]

Other Nitinol Alloys – Kellogg’s Research Labs

According to ASTM F2063, the term nitinol only applies to shape memory alloys with only [...]

Nitinol Manufacturing and Metalworking

How is nitinol made?  Most metals can be melted in a furnace and cast into [...]

Superelastic Applications of Nitinol Alloys

While most of the attention that nitinol has received from both researchers and press alike [...]