Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue: 2

Perspectives of shape memory surgical alloys in nickel base systems

  • Author:
  • B. Goswami1, A. K. Ray1,2,
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • Page Number: 77 to 89

1R.V. S. College of Engineering & Technology, Jamshedpur-831012, India.

2National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR), Jamshedpur-831007, India.

*Corresponding Author Email: asokroy@nmlindia.org, ray.ashok@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Shape memory alloys have attractable technological competence to recover its shape after bearing load under corrosive conditions. NiTi is an almost equi-atomic composition accepted as an important biomedical material to apply as surgical implant purposes. Thermo-elastic transformation of austenite to martensite has utilized for shape memory effects in NiTi systems.

Keywords

Nitinol, Surgical implant alloys, Porosity, Coating, Film, Actuator, Sensor, Thighbone, Prostheses, Body fluid