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...
by xotmetals | Dec 3, 2021 | Niobium, Niobium Alloy, Niobium Titanium Alloy
XOT metals provide niobium rolling products, including niobium sheet,niobium plate (board), niobium foil,niobium strip & and ribbon. Niobium is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It is a soft, grey, ductile transition metal. It has...
by xotmetals | Dec 1, 2021 | Titanium, Titanium alloys
In 1948, The United States DuPont company used magnesium method into tons of production of titanium sponge – this marks the beginning of the industrial production of titanium sponge. Titanium alloy is widely used in various fields because of its high specific...
