An optimal process of femtosecond laser cutting of NiTi shape memory alloy for fabrication of miniature devices

Pulsed Nd:YAG laser cutting of NiTi shap

Pulsed Nd:YAG laser cutting of NiTi shape memory alloys—Influence of process parameters

✍ Ronny Pfeifer; Dirk Herzog; Michael Hustedt; Stephan Barcikowski 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 746 KB

Shape memory alloys (SMAs), in particular Nitinol (NiTi), are of increasing interest in research and industry due to their outstanding properties, e.g. the shape memory effect (SME) and high biocompatibility. Obviously, it is necessary to machine these elements from NiTi sheet materials using suitab