Smst-2006: Proceedings

Audience Engineers and researches involved in the application and study of shape memory and superelastic technologies. Main Features Dozens of papers on the latest advances. Includes papers from a session on Medical Applications, developed jointly with the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology The SMST Conferences focus on real-world issues and applications of shape memory materials. This volume includes almost edited technical papers and is an excellent reference on the latest technical advances, industrial applications, and current state-of-the-art in shape memory and superelastic technologies. Summary Table of Contents Fatigue and Fracture (10 papers) Materials Characterization and Experimentation (10 papers) Surface Processing and Biological Response (3 papers) Corrosion and Biocompatibility (6 papers) Thin Films, Powder, and Porous Materials (9 papers) Alloy Production and Processing (5 papers) Actuators and Other Non-Medical Applications (8 papers) Thermal Mechanical Fatigue (4 papers) Exemplary Applications (3 papers) Device Modeling and Testing (8 papers) Metallurgical Fundamentals (4 papers) Theory for Design and Discovery (2 papers) Future Directions (4 papers) Medical Applications (1 paper)