Today's Date is
Jun 06, 2026
Nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloy shape memory, 1962
Researchers at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oak, Maryland, discover that a nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloy has so-called shape memory properties, meaning that the metal can undergo deformation yet "remember" its original shape, often exerting considerable force in the process. Today a number of products using Ni-Ti alloys are on the market, including eyeglass frames that can be bent without sustaining permanent damage, guide wires for steering catheters into blood vessels in the body, and arch wires for orthodontic correction.
Researchers at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oak, Maryland, discover that a nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloy has so-called shape memory properties, meaning that the metal can undergo deformation yet "remember" its original shape, often exerting considerable force in the process. Today a number of products using Ni-Ti alloys are on the market, including eyeglass frames that can be bent without sustaining permanent damage, guide wires for steering catheters into blood vessels in the body, and arch wires for orthodontic correction.
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Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
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