by xotmetals | Aug 17, 2020 | Nitinol
Nitinol is a shape memory alloy or SMA. Bend nitinol wire, at room temperature, any way you want, then heat it up and watch it go back to its original shape. Sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? The shape and memory properties of nitinol’s behavior have led to a...
by xotmetals | Aug 3, 2020 | Nitinol, Uncategorized
At present, nickel titanium alloy has been widely used in orthodontics, prosthodontics and implant dentistry. Orthodontics Orthodontics is the science of using mechanical or functional instruments to correct misalignment of teeth. In order to correct the tooth...
by xotmetals | Jul 19, 2020 | Nitinol
What is Nitinol wire? Nitinol is an alloy of nickel and titanium that belongs to a class of materials called SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMA). Nitinol contracts when heated, which is the opposite to standard metals, which expand when heated. Not only does the alloy contract,...
by xotmetals | Jun 24, 2020 | Nitinol
XOT produces extraordinary sizes of nitinol capilary Tubes. Specification: OD(0.5-5)mm*WT(0.05-0.3)mm*L Application:mainly in medical device industry Nitinol capillary tube used in implantable medical devices including Heart valves, peripheral vascular stents, cardio...
by xotmetals | Mar 25, 2019 | Nitinol
What is nitinol and SMA? Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are alloys with “memory”: They can return to their original shape after being deformed via a change in pressure or temperature. SMAs are used in a wide variety of applications – including...
by xotmetals | Jan 10, 2019 | Nitinol
XOT metals offers nitinol sheet (nickel titanium alloy sheet, shape memory alloy sheet, superelastic alloy sheet).allowing for a customization of alloy types, thermomechanical conditions, surface finishes, loading plateaus, and tensile strengths. Nitinol sheet is...
