by xotmetals | Mar 20, 2022 | Titanium, Titanium alloys, Titanium fasteners
10 years of work on XOT metals Titanium Gr5 Tightening Assemblies and Lifting Inserts Titanium Gr5 is widely used in the construction of submarine pipelines and oil mines and the manufacture of floating objects because of its good corrosion resistance and underwater...
by xotmetals | Mar 1, 2022 | Titanium, Titanium alloys
Due to its excellent corrosion resistance, titanium is widely used in Marine environments and aerospace fields such as the chemical process industry. Condenser and Heat Exchangers Condenser and heat exchanger tubes currently used in power stations are either made of...
by xotmetals | Feb 18, 2022 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
What is nitinol wire and where is it used? Nitinol is a metal alloy of nickel and titanium with unique properties, including superelasticity or pseudoelasticity and “shape memory” properties. That means nitinol can remember its original shape and return to it when...
by xotmetals | Jan 20, 2022 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
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 | Jan 2, 2022 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
Description Among the commercially available Shape Memory Alloys, nitinol (nickel-titanium, Ni-Ti, and Ni-Ti based) is outstanding due to its excellent performance and reliability, in addition to strain recovery, Ni-Ti is attractive for several medical applications...