Nitinol is a nickel-titanium alloy that demonstrates the rare and very useful ability of shape memory and superelasticity. This alloy was discovered in the 1960s at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Silver Spring, Maryland. The name "Nitinol" is derived from the elements it is composed of - Nickel and Titanium Naval Ordnance Laboratory. Properties of NitinolNitinol possesses two key exceptional...