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Testing, Characterization, and Standards
Location: Chapel (Asilomar Conference Grounds )
(Please check final room assignments on-site).
Session Description:

Session Chair:Dr. Ming H. Wu Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA
9:40 AMComparison of Optical and SEM - BEI Inclusion Analyses of VIM - VAR Nickel-Titanium Alloy
9:55 AMFigure of Merit Based Identification of Optimized Ti-Ni-Cu Shape Memory Alloy Compositions for Thin Film Actuator Applications
10:10 AMDevelopment of the Z Specimen for Tensile-Tensile, Tensile-Compression, Compression-Compression Wire Testing
10:25 AMA New Method for High Cycle Bending Fatigue of Nitinol Stents
10:40 AMBreak
10:50 AMThermo-Mechanical Performance Characterization of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators Using Tension, Torsion, and Combine Tension-Torsion Tests
11:05 AMCyclic Testing of An SMA-Based Articulated Quadrilateral Bracing System
11:20 AMCharacterization of Secondary Phases in Nitinol
11:35 AMLunch