Research of capillary properties and melting of nickel-titanium (NiTiNOL) shape memory alloy

 

I. M. Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the NAS of Ukraine, Omeliana Pritsaka str.,3, Kyiv, 03142, Ukraine
Adhesion of Melts and Brazing of Materials - Kiev: Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science NASU, 2009, #42
http://www.materials.kiev.ua/article/500

Abstract

Wettability of calcium fluoride by the nickel - titanium alloys at temperatures 1000 - 1300 °C is investigated. Contact angle values are more than 90 deg. It has allowed melting a Ni–45% (mas.) Ti shape memory alloy in galogenide crucibles.


GALOGENIDE REFRACTORY, MELTING IN CRUCIBLE, NITINOL, SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS, WETTABILITY