Effects of Surface Modifications and Processing
Mr. Mark Polinsky1, Mr. Dennis Norwich1 and Dr. Ming H. Wu2, 1Memry Corporation, 3 Berkshire Blvd., Bethel, CT 06801, 2Memry Coporation, 3 Berkshire Blvd., Bethel, CT 06801 |
Effect of Surface Quality and Microstructure on Fatique Behavior of Nitinol Stent Components
Dr. Andreas Schuessler, Mr. Julien Salgues and Mr. Gerd Siekmeyer, Admedes Schuessler GmbH, Rastatter Str.15, Pforzheim, 75179, Germany |
Tension-Tension Fatigue Testing of Nitinol Wires
Mr. Steven Walak, Boston Scientific Corporation, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 |
Ultrahigh Resolution Diffraction Characterization of the Local Mechanics at a Crack Tip
Mr. Scott Robertson1, Dr. Apurva Mehta2, Xiao-Yan Gong3, Alan Pelton4 and Robert Ritchie1, 1Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Bldg 66-R0200, Berkeley, CA 94720, 2Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, 2575 Sandhill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, 3Nitinol Devices & Components, 47533 Westinghouse Drive, Fremont, CA 94539, 4Nitinol Devices & Components, 47533 Westinghouse Dr., Fremont, CA 94539 |
Refreshment Break and Poster Vieweing for Sessions 1 and 2 |
The Significance of Melt Practice on Fatigue Properties of Superelastic NiTi Fine Diameter Wire
Mr. Mitesh M. Patel1, Mr. David L. Plumley1, Mr. Ray Bouthot1 and Mr. James L. Proft2, 1Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation, 9609 Indianapolis Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, 2Metallurgical Solutions, 2 Williams Landing, Redwood City, CA 94404 |
A Fracture Mechanics-Based Approach to Fatigue of Nitinol Tube
Mr. Scott Robertson, Jessica Stankiewicz and Robert Ritchie, Dept of Materials Science and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Bldg 66-R0200, Berkeley, CA 94720 |