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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventor:
Parikshith K. Kumar, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 19/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/10 (2006.01); C22F 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 19/007 (2013.01); C22F 1/006 (2013.01); C22F 1/10 (2013.01); C22F 1/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nickel-titanium alloy with an average grain size of between 0.2 and 10 microns and a recoverable strain of greater than 9% is disclosed herein, in which the alloy is formed using a method which involves applying a shape set heat treatment to the nickel-titanium alloy. The heat treatment includes applying heat at a temperature between 225° C. and 350° C. for a period of time between 20 and 240 minutes.