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Material
Nitinol
Brand
Kellogg's Research Labs
Finish Type
Polished
About this item
High Temp transition temperature(180°F/80°C)
Heavy Duty wire 0.020" (0.5mm)
Not trained or heat treated before packaging: this allows the user to tune the transition temperature to exactly what they want. Heat treatments (training) available.
Nitinol, also known as Ni-Ti is one of several shape memory alloys available. The shape memory effect comes from the mixture of nickel and titanium transferring between the martensite and austenite phases of crystal structure. Basically, what this looks like is you have a wire that you can straighten, bend into any shape, mash, etc. and then place it in hot water to watch it come back to its original shape. The uses for this are endless. These make wonderful magic tricks for when you dunk the wire into someone's coffee, the wire turns into the card that they have in their hand. They're great for birthday parties to see your child's amazement when this simple piece of wire turns into their name when someone 'accidentally' spills coffee on it. Other uses include robotics, heat engines, science projects, practical jokes, artery stents for a bypass surgery, the only limitation is your creativity.
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