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Kellogg's Research Labs, Body Temp 95°F (35°C), 0.040" (1.0mm) Shape Memory Nitinol Wire, 5 feet

3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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Material Nitinol
Brand Kellogg's Research Labs
Finish Type Polished

About this item

  • Body Temp transition temperature (95°F/35°C)
  • Super Heavy Duty wire 0.040" (1.0mm)
  • 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.
  • 5 feet of wire per package
  • Low Hysteresis Alloy
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 60 x 0.04 x 0.04 inches; 0.49 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ LOW-NITI-W-100-BT
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 24, 2013
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Kellogg's Research Labs
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00E4TE2PM
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

Product Description

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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pat malin
5.0 out of 5 stars this stuff works great! I had to do a demo for school
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014
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this stuff works great! I had to do a demo for school, at first i had a bit of trouble figuring out how to get it to work. i emailed them and they they got back in less than 24 hrs. turns out you have to cool the wire in ice water to get it to deform and it goes back to the set form with just abit breath or warmth from your hand. setting the shape wasn't too hard once i figured it out. I used a large surface area bunsen burner you have to get the wire to glow red and when you get it up to that sorts of temperature be prepared it will fight you a little bit sou make sure you have it secured well.
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Jacques
3.0 out of 5 stars User error?
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2017
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Product seemed to be as advertised. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but after I heated and cooled the wire, it snapped when I bent it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Works as expected
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
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I'm a materials engineer and this stuff is great. I'm going to use it to make a present for my PhD advisor when I graduate. It works as expected albeit it doesn't really react at body temperature but I didn't think it really would anyway. There's enough for several projects, just be forewarned that you need a good way to hold it in place while heating it to red hot and then quenching it. It does take some skill to get it to work right but once you figure it out it is worth the effort.
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Patricia Weller
4.0 out of 5 stars Kids will have fun with this wire
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019
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Used it for science experiment with 5th graders
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ironcityinla
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2017
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experimented and confused adults
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Inthe Woods
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2017
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Does not really return completely to shape
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Brandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2015
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My son loves this stuff! It's so cool.
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J. Alia
1.0 out of 5 stars then bending to the desired shape then quenching in cool water. Once bent out of this shape none ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017
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This did not work as expected. I did the annealing in a Bunsen burner, heating until seeing a red glow, then bending to the desired shape then quenching in cool water. Once bent out of this shape none of the wire bent back to this shape. It broke in some places when I tried to bend it. It did not exhibit memory.
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