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**Title:** The Properties and Applications of Nitinol
**Summary:**
Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy, exhibits a unique "shape memory effect" where it returns to its original shape when heated after being deformed. This property is due to its atomic structure, which changes from a twinned rhombus structure at low temperatures to a tidy square structure at high temperatures.
**Key Properties:**
1. **Shape Memory Effect**: Returns to original shape when heated after deformation.
2. **Superelasticity**: Returns to original shape after extreme deformation at room temperature.
**Applications:**
1. **Engine**: Utilizes temperature differences to power movement.
2. **Medical Stents**: Superelastic nitinol tubes that hold vessel walls in place.
3. **Premium Eyeglasses**: Frames that can be bent and twisted without deforming.
4. **Aerospace/Automotive**: Used in weight-critical designs (e.g., 2014 Chevrolet Corvette).
**Presenter:** Bill Hammack, "The Engineer Guy"
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**Material Properties**
1. Nitinol wire is made from a combination of nickel and titanium.
2. The name "Nitinol" comes from the elements it contains and the Naval Ordnance Lab where it was discovered.
3. Nitinol exhibits the shape memory effect.
4. Nitinol can also exhibit superelasticity.
**Shape Memory Effect**
5. The shape memory effect in Nitinol occurs due to its unique atomic structure.
6. Nitinol's atomic structure changes at temperatures above approximately 500°C.
7. At high temperatures, Nitinol's atoms arrange in a highly symmetric, square pattern.
8. When cooled, the atomic structure changes to a twinned structure of rhombuses.
9. The twinned structure has equal amounts of two types of rhombuses, which are mirror images.
10. Heating Nitinol above 75°C causes it to return to its original, high-temperature shape.
**Atomic Structure**
11. Nitinol's grains are comprised of atoms in a regular, repeating pattern.
12. The atomic structure of Nitinol allows for easy switching between two types of rhombuses with small atomic motions.
**Applications**
13. Nitinol is used in a type of engine that harnesses temperature differences to generate power.
14. The engine uses a loop of Nitinol wire to convert heat into mechanical energy.
15. Nitinol is used in medical stents due to its superelastic properties.
16. Superelastic Nitinol stents can be severely deformed and will return to their original shape.
17. Nitinol is used in premium eyeglasses that can be bent and twisted without deforming.
18. Nitinol was used in the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette to reduce weight in a vent actuator.
**General**
19. Nitinol's properties are temperature-dependent.
20. Conditioning temperatures for Nitinol can vary depending on the desired property (e.g., shape memory vs. superelasticity).