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19th Mar 2013, 08:07 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Nitinol,,,,,,Something interesting but probably useless to most.
Memory metal, I haven't heard of this for some time and I came across it looking for something else, very quirky I thought it worth a post.
Nitinol - The Mystery Metal from 1970 (Also See Info in Vid Description) - YouTube
Nickel titanium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and if you want some Nitinol materials and components from NDC | Home
john
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20th Mar 2013, 03:31 PM #2.
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Maybe not so useless John when we read further about its applications.
Nitinol biocompatibility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thanks for posting this thread. When I watched the video I initially thought the Nitinol was another wonder material shelved by those with vested interests in oil. Reading the article in the above link suggests that's not the case.
Bob.
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20th Mar 2013, 04:06 PM #3Senior Member
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Ill be putting that in the same basket as inconel and many other super steel alloys...super cool, but totally out of my reach!
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20th Mar 2013, 07:03 PM #4
Interesting stuff - thanks for posting.
Obviously there are issues regarding manufacturing quality/cost, but I'd never heard of this one before. Loved the video....
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20th Mar 2013, 09:52 PM #5
Hi John,
Thanks for posting. A very interesting product. I loved it when they first made an engine with it out of the bicycle wheel. I expected it to turn slowly but it really took off.....
Off course the mischievous side of me went straight to all the jokes you could play with it......1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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21st Mar 2013, 08:45 PM #6Senior Member
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Great Post,
Thanks for passing it on, you just have to love stuff like that. Really gets the gray Matter going.
Cheers
Bruce
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22nd Apr 2019, 07:04 PM #7Golden Member
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Bumped - this is fascinating + 2 new links
Found out about this stuff today via a homemadetools.net update
Did some googling then a forum search. Hence this reply to an old thread.
Here are a couple of interesting things created since the original post back in 2013, google will find others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-03HY3Pok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sscoMtJV0uY
Looks like no revolutionary new engines have been made yet.
Bill