Abstract
Although the use of Nitinol in the biomedical industry has been very successful, there have been distinct problems due to the difficulty of being able to accurately compute stresses, particularly in the presence of complex in vivo loading. Constitutive laws for shape-memory alloys subjected to multiaxial loading, which are based on direct experimental observations, are generally not available in the literature. Accordingly, tension-torsion tests are conducted on Nitinol thin-walled tubes (thickness/radius ratio of 1:10) using various loading/unloading paths under isothermal conditions. The experimental results showed significant variations in the mechanical response along the two loading axes.
To fully understand the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of the transformation in situ multiaxial (tension-torsion) loading experiments were also performed at the SSRL (Stanford Synchrothron Radiation Laboratory) in order to monitor the material's state of transformation and identifying the nature, volume fraction of phases present and the elastic strain in them as a function of stress and stress state.
To fully understand the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of the transformation in situ multiaxial (tension-torsion) loading experiments were also performed at the SSRL (Stanford Synchrothron Radiation Laboratory) in order to monitor the material's state of transformation and identifying the nature, volume fraction of phases present and the elastic strain in them as a function of stress and stress state.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Medical Device Materials |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings from the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2003 |
Editors | Sanjay Shrivastava |
Place of Publication | Materials Park, OH |
Publisher | ASM International |
Pages | 209-214 |
ISBN (Print) | 0871707985 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Materials & Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2003 - Anaheim, United States Duration: 8 Sept 2003 → 10 Sept 2003 |
Publication series
Name | Medical Device Materials - Proceedings of the Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Conference |
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Conference
Conference | Materials & Processes for Medical Devices Conference 2003 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Anaheim |
Period | 8/09/03 → 10/09/03 |