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Reference Links

View a list of selected links to the medical/medical device and metallurgical industries.

Spec Sheets

For detailed information about a specific material or product, please refer to the appropriate spec sheet:

• Technical Binder
• 302
• 304LV
• 304V
• 316LVM
• 35N LT^®
• 455
• FWM 1058 Alloy^®
• DFT^®
• MP35N^®
• Medical Grade Nitinol Wire for Super-Elastic Applications
• Nitinol #1
• Nitinol #2
• Nitinol #4
• Ti 6Al-4V
• Pure Titanium
• Flat Wire
• Shaped Wire
• Strands and Cables
• Orthodontic wire
• Orthopaedic Wire

White Papers

• Characterizing Fatigue Response of Nickel-titanium Alloys
  by Rotary Beam Testing (PDF 620 kb)
• A Hierarchical Initiation Mechanism Approach to Modeling Fatigue Life Variability In 35Co-35Ni-20Cr-10Mo Alloy Medical Grade Fine Wire
  (PDF 7.2 mb)
• A probabilistic approach to modeling microstructural variability and fatigue behavior in ASTM F562 medical grade wire (PDF 836 kb)
• An Investigation of Diverse Surface Finishes on Fatigue Properties of Superelastic Nitinol Wire (PDF 1.7 mb)
• The Significance of Melt Practice on Fatigue Properties of Superelastic NiTi Fine Diameter Wire (PDF 892 kb)
• Fatigue Failure Analysis of Enhanced 35N LT^® (PDF 6553 kb)
• The Effects of Varying Active A_f Temperatures on the Fatigue Properties of Nitinol Wire (PDF 1126 kb)
• Characterizing Fatigue and Fracture Response of Medical Grade Nickel-Titanium Alloys by Rotary Beam Testing (PDF 3072 kb)
• Engineering Characteristics of Drawn Filled Nitinol Tube (PDF 231 kb)
• The Influence of Melt Practice On Final Fatigue Properties of Superelastic NITI Wires. (PDF 125 kb)
• General Characteristics of DFT^® Composite Wire (PDF 310 kb)
• Optimization of the Melt Chemistry and Properties of 35Cobalt-35Nickel-20Chromium-10Molybdenum Alloy Medical Grade Wire (PDF 512 kb)
• Optimization of Melt Chemistry and Properties of Drawn Filled Tube (DFT) composite materials of 35Cobalt-35Nickel-20Chromium-10Molybdenum alloy (UNS R30035) Medical Grade Wire with Silver core (PDF 584 kb)
• Bend Moment Analysis Comparing Strand Annealed Titanium Beta III Wire to Super Elastic Binary Nitinol Wire (A_f ~ 15°C)
• Influence of Nitinol Wire Surface Preparation Procedures, on Cell Surface Interactions and Polymer Coating Adherence (Word 1.7MB)

Videos

• "Successful Handling Techniques for Spooled Wire"