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...
by xotmetals | Nov 22, 2021 | Nickel titanium, Nitinol
Nitinol Sheet Description Nitinol, well known as shape memory alloy, demonstrates a unique ability to recover its initial shape after deformation through a reversible thermo-elastic phase transformation, it allows Shape Memory Alloys to recover large strains, either...
by xotmetals | Nov 14, 2021 | Nbti, Niobium Alloy, Niobium Titanium Alloy
About Niobium-Titanium Alloy Niobium Titanium is a superconducting alloy typically used in superconducting magnets and wires in particle colliders, aerospace components, and other applications. NbTi is available in standard and custom compositions and forms such as...
by xotmetals | Nov 6, 2021 | Tantalum, Tantalum alloy
Tantalum – History And Uses Tantalum (Ta) is the 73rd element on the periodic chart. Formerly known as tantalium, the name is derived from Tantalus, a mythological Greek figure, known for his eternal punishment in which he stood in a pool of water, always...
by xotmetals | Nov 2, 2021 | Nbti, Niobium, Niobium Alloy
Niobium – History Niobium (Nb), previously known as columbium, is a chemical element with the atomic number 41. It’s primarily a malleable, grey, supple transition metal. Niobium’s main commercial source is from the pyrochlore mineral. The origin of the name is...
by xotmetals | Nov 1, 2021 | Tantalum, Tantalum alloy
Tantalum is a sensible choice whenever high corrosion resistance is required. Even though tantalum is not one of the noble metals, it is comparable to them in terms of chemical resistance. In addition, tantalum is very easy to work at well below room temperature...
