Shape Memory Alloy

An allow that, if deformed, will return to its shape prior to the deformation when subjected to a temperature change.

Metal materials, such as alloys of gold and cadmium or titanium and nickel, possess hyper-elasticity, meaning that after deformation they will return to their shape prior to deformation when heated above a certain temperature.

This shape memory effect was discovered in 1951 at Columbia University in the USA.

Get Connected and Share

Share: http://mgst.us/wmB