DocumentCode
913929
Title
Titanium-nickel switches: A new class of electro-thermo-mechanical devices
Author
Hopkins, J.B. ; Rindner, W.
Volume
58
Issue
9
fYear
1970
Firstpage
1365
Lastpage
1366
Abstract
A device mechanism based on a shape-memory effect in certain TiNi alloys is reported. The effect has specifically been applied as the activating mechanism in a latching relay which has been cycled several thousand times. The concept advanced should readily lend itself to a broad range of other electromechanical devices.
Keywords
Annealing; Capacitive sensors; Cooling; Heating; Shape memory alloys; Switches; Temperature; Thermal stresses; Thermomechanical processes; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1970.7931
Filename
1449861
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