by xotmetals | Feb 23, 2021 | Nitinol, Titanium
Nitinol tubing is often used in the medical device industry. Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy, is prized for its shape memory, superelasticity and biocompatibility. Named for the alloys composing it (Ni-nickel and Ti-titanium), along with the laboratory where it was...
by xotmetals | Feb 20, 2021 | Nickel Alloys, Nitinol, Titanium
Introduction Since the late 1980’s, the superelastic behavior of shape memory material and in particular, Ni-Ti alloys has been extensively exploited by the medical device industry. Superelastic NiTi has become a material of strategic importance as it allows to...
by xotmetals | Feb 15, 2021 | Nickel Alloys
Description of Hastelloy X Hastelloy X is a high temperature and corrosion resistant nickel-based solid solution strengthened alloy. This alloy has outstanding resistance to oxidation and possesses exceptional strength at elevated temperatures. Molybdenum enables this...
by xotmetals | Feb 8, 2021 | Tantalum, Tungsten
Descriptions of Tantalum Tungsten (Ta10W) Alloy Tantalum is a tough, ductile, brilliant gray metal. Tantalum and Tantalum alloys (Ta2.5W or Ta10W) are used in electronic components, chemical processing, medical industry, aerospace, superconductivity industry and a lot...
by xotmetals | Feb 1, 2021 | Tungsten
Tungsten is remarkable for its robustness, especially the fact that it has the highest melting point of all metals and the highest tensile strength. That makes fine tungsten wire very effective. Also remarkable is its high density of 19.3 times that of water,...
