DOI: 10.31399/asm.amp.2023-07.p040 ISSN: 0882-7958
Exploring Nitinol’s Billion Cycle Fatigue Life
Brian T. Berg, Kenneth I. Aycock, Wayne M. Falk, Jason D. Weaver- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Materials Science
Abstract
This article reports on a multifaceted testing and modeling approach to investigate the fatigue life of medical grade Nitinol to one billion cycles. The goal of a the research is to understand the mechanism of Nitinol ultra-high cycle fatigue and to eventually be able to predict when fracture will occur.