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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Applicant:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventor:
Michele Viola Manuel, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 30/04 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/10 (2006.01); C22C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/006 (2013.01); C22C 1/02 (2013.01); C22C 30/04 (2013.01); C22F 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a shape memory alloy comprising 45 to 50 atomic percent nickel; and 1 to 30 atomic percent of at least one metalloid selected from the group consisting of germanium, antimony, zinc, gallium, tin, and a combination of one or more of the foregoing metalloids, with the remainder being titanium. The shape memory alloy may further contain aluminum. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing the shape memory alloy.