Principles of Nitinol

An advanced material like Nitinol possesses critical physical and mechanical properties and offers elegant solutions to meet complex anatomical and physiological needs. Nitinol’s biocompatibility, kink resistance, superelasticity and ability to shape set, helps medical device designers to develop next-generation medical devices..

  • How does Nitinol work?
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  • Nitinol shape setting
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  • Nitinol specification guidelines
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  • Comparison of properties of nitinol and stainless steel
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  • Transformation temperature hysteresis in Nitinol alloys
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  • Measuring transformation temperatures in Nitinol alloys
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  • Surface strains in Nitinol wire, ribbon and sheet
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  • Making shape memory springs
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  • Nitinol technical properties
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  • Biocompatibility of Nitinol
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  • ASTM standards
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