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Materials Engineering

2016

Nitinol

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Mechanical Properties Of Solid-State Resistance Welded Nitinol - 304 Stainless Steel Joints In Peripheral Guide Wires, Jennifer Rowe Jun 2016

Mechanical Properties Of Solid-State Resistance Welded Nitinol - 304 Stainless Steel Joints In Peripheral Guide Wires, Jennifer Rowe

Materials Engineering

Abbott Vascular manufactures medical guide wires that consist of 304 stainless steel wire joined to superelastic nickel titanium (Nitinol) wire by a solid-state resistance butt welding process. The objective of this project was to develop a deeper understanding of the mechanical properties of the welds in the guide wires. The wires tested were manufactured using two different processes and then ground to various diameters in the weld region. Vickers microhardness measurements were collected in the longitudinal direction across the heat-affected zones of the welds, as well as the transverse direction across the diameters of the welds. Micrographs of the welds …


Effects Of Cold Work, Final Grind Diameter, And Heat Treatment On The Mechanical Properties Of Nitinol Guide Wire Tips, Daniel Rodriguez Jun 2016

Effects Of Cold Work, Final Grind Diameter, And Heat Treatment On The Mechanical Properties Of Nitinol Guide Wire Tips, Daniel Rodriguez

Materials Engineering

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