14 Materials Research & Development Session I

Wednesday, August 10, 2011: 9:20 AM-10:40 AM
Salon B (Hilton Minneapolis )
Session Chair:
Dr. Ming H. Wu
9:20 AM
Phase Transformation Study on MP35N Wire
Dr. Bernard Li, Medtronic; Dan Sorensen, Medtronic; Tom Steigauf, Medtronic
9:40 AM
Effect of Short-Time Annealing on Austenite Finish Temperature and Phase Transformation Characteristics of NiTi Wire
Dr. Andreas Undisz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mr. Marcel Fink, Friedrich-Schiller-University; Prof. Markus Rettenmayr, Friedrich-Schiller-University
10:00 AM
FACTORS Causing COMPRESSIVE DAMAGE-INDUCED Cracking IN Nitinol
Mr. Payman Saffari, NDC; Dr. Aaron Kueck, NDC; Ms. Abha Chinubhai, NDC; Karthik Senthilnathan, NDC; Lot Vien, NDC; Dr. Alan Pelton, NDC
10:20 AM