by xotmetals | Jul 23, 2022 | Niobium Alloy, Niobium Titanium Alloy
Introduction Metallic materials have been widely used as orthopedic and dental implants for decades, as they generally have more suitable mechanical properties to resist medium and long periods of usage. However, the human body is a chemically aggressive environment...
by xotmetals | Jun 11, 2022 | Niobium, Niobium Alloy
Descriptions of Niobium Niobium is a kind of refractory rare metal with steel gray luster. Its melting point is 2467℃ and density is 8.6g/cm3. Niobium has good low-temperature plasticity and can be cold-pressed into rods, sheets, wires and other products. Niobium can...
by xotmetals | May 13, 2022 | Nickel Alloys, Nickel titanium, Nitinol
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are materials that can be deformed at one temperature but when heated or cooled, return to their original shape, i.e. the alloy appears to have a memory. Strains of up to about 10% can be fully recovered. Alloys that exhibit this effect only...
by xotmetals | May 8, 2022 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
NiTi alloys (nitinol) show the shape memory effect, superelastic behavior, high strength, good corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. These characteristics make them of interest for medical applications, such as dental medicine or manufacture of stents, i.e....
by xotmetals | May 7, 2022 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
(1) Shape memory coil spring A typical application of the shape memory effect is a coil spring as a temperature sensor and actuator. The spring made of Ni-Ti has a sensor function when it reaches or exceeds the shape recovery temperature, or transformation...
by xotmetals | Apr 29, 2022 | Niobium, Niobium Alloy
What is C-103 Nb Alloy? C-103 Nb is an alloy comprised of carefully controlled amounts of niobium, hafnium, titanium, and additional alloying elements. Using a precise and complicated manufacturing process, we produce C-103 Nb alloys with extremely consistent...
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...
