Norman Noble, Highland Heights, Ohio, has prepared “Nitinol Implant Design & Manufacturing,” a paper that explains the properties of the alloy and the challenges involved with processing Nitinol to make effective medical implants such as vascular stents, atrial fibrillation devices, and orthopedic anchors.
During tempering, the combination of material properties such as hardness, toughness, and corrosion resistance, as well as residual stresses, can be adjusted within a wide range
This video from How It’s Made shows that metal chains start out as an enormous coil of wire that is fed through a series of machines that straighten, cut, bend, weld, and heat treat the coil, transforming the wire into strong chains.
Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale, Calif., announces that the U.S. Navy’s first 3-D-printed missile component, a part called a connector backshell, made its debut on three Trident II D5 Fleet ballistic missiles.
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, has signed an agreement with a leading global manufacturer of semiconductor and electronics assembly equipment to be its exclusive supplier of Beralcast beryllium-aluminum cast components.
