Superelastic NiTi Interlayers for Improving the Wear Resistance of Hard Coatings on Soft Substrates Mr. Yijun Zhang1, Dr. David S. Grummon1, Dr. Yang-Tse Cheng2 and Dr. John A. Shaw3, 1Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 3525 Engineering Blg., East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, 2Research and Development, General Motors, Materials and Processes Laboratory, Warren, MI 48090, 3Department of Aerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1320 Beal Ave, FXB Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Structure, Phase Transformation and Mechanical Property in Nanostructured TiNi Obtained by Severe Plastic Deformation Prof. Koichi Tsuchiya1, Akihide Hosokawa1, Masayuki Katahira1, Yoshikazu Todaka1, Minoru Umemoto1 and Dr. Koichi Morii2, 1Production Systems Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho Hibarigaoka 1-1, Toyohashi, 441-8580, Japan, 2Research and Development Laboratory, Daico Steels, Co., Ltd., Daido-cho 2-30, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, 457-8545, Japan |
Carbon and Oxygen Levels in Nitinol Alloys and the Implications for Medical Device Manufacture and Durability Dr. Neil B. Morgan, John DiCello, Matt McGrane and Christine Trepanier, Nitinol Devices and Components, 47533 Westinghouse Drive, Fremont, CA 94539 |
Panel Discussion |
Refreshment Break and Poster Viewing for Session 13 and 14 |