Author Archives: Alina Baron

Large Nitinol Actuators – Kellogg’s Research Labs

Nitinol has been used as an actuation technology for about 20 years.  However, nearly all [...]

What is Hysteresis in Nitinol – Kellogg’s Research Labs

Hysteresis in Nitinol is one of the poorly understood aspects of nitinol.  We often get [...]

Nitinol for Mobile Device Protection – Kellogg’s Research Labs

Purpose: Nothing is more frustrating than dropping a mobile device onto a hard surface.  The [...]

What is Nitinol? – Kellogg’s Research Labs

Along with, “What is Truth?” “What is Nitinol?” is one of life’s greatest questions.  According [...]

Nitinol Actuators for Valve Control

At Kellogg’s Research Labs, we often make nitinol actuators for valve control.  While valve actuators [...]

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 [...]