What are the advantages of Nitinol over traditional stainless steel orthodontic wires?

In this lesson, students will explore how Nitinol, a shape memory alloy made of nickel and titanium, can do just that. A series of nickel titanium alloys (55-Nitinol), which are unique in that they possess a shape memory, are described. Components made of these materials ... To speed up the heating of the nitinol paper clip and, as a result, its self-folding process, dip it in hot water. physics-nitinol_1-paper-clip_st_en_04 ... Sep 22, 2017 ... Nitinol is essentially equal parts nickel and titanium and is a key material in some of Medtronic's newest and most innovative medical devices. When enlarged, the prostate presses on the urethra and can slow the flow of urine, causing symptoms. The iTind® device is made of nitinol, which is a nickel ... The use of nitinol (shape memory alloy) tubing for an LHP condenser allows a passive, self deploying heat rejection radiator for small spacecraft. Here, the ability of SMAs to undergo large deformations with very little residual strain as well as their ability of reversible shape change with hysteresis is ... Nov 13, 2019 ... The Shape-Changing Metal. Nitinol is an alloy comprised of nickel and titanium. At room temperature, nitinol is easily deformed and can be ... The Nicore™ nitinol guidewire is made of a super-elastic Nitinol core making it highly maneuverable and kink resistant for navigation through tortuous anatomy. Using the new super-elastic stapes nitinol piston prostheses removes the critical surgical step of crimping the piston loop to the long process of incus.