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Verification of Strain Level Calculations in Nitinol Fatigue Resistance Predictions

Pike, Kelly
Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA

Pages: 8    Published: Jan 2007

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Abstract

A method to confirm FEA strain level predictions was developed for small nitinol-compressive specimens by taking micron magnitude measurements from SEM images. The technique was used to confirm predictions of an earlier report of fatigue resistance.