Metals & Metal Products White Papers

Wiremesh Substrates for Oxidation, TWC and SCR Converters
Description: Usage of knitted wire mesh substrates for oxidation, TWC, and SCR converters is the main focus of this document. It reviews the basic properties of the components of the exhaust system required to design a catalytic converter, and describes the... More
Publisher: ACS Industries, Inc.
Release Date: 2006-03-13

The Effects of Varying Active A_f Temperatures on the Fatigue Properties of Nitinol Wire
Description: A study on the influence of deformation temperature on mechanical properties of Shape Memory and Superelastic Nickel-Titanium (Nitinol) alloys is presented in this paper, which investigates the causes of fatigue and premature failure of Nitinol... More
Publisher: Fort Wayne Metals, Inc.
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Optimization of Melt Chemistry and Properties of Drawn Filled Tube (DFT®) Composite Materials of 35Cobalt-35Nickel-20Chromium- 10Molybdenum Alloy (UNS R30035) Medical Grade Wire with Silver Core
Description: This paper reviews the property enhancements achieved in Drawn Filled Tube (DFT®) wire for bio-conductor leads which uses an outer layer of ASTM F562 (cobalt-nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy) material and a core material of silver, by utilizing a... More
Publisher: Fort Wayne Metals, Inc.
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Optimization of Melt Chemistry and Properties of 35Cobalt-35Nickel -20Chromium-10Molybdenum Alloy Medical Grade Wire
Description: The property improvements of ASTM F 562 medical grade wire achieved through an optimized process are reviewed in this paper. It shows that the new alloy 35N LT(TM) meets all chemical, mechanical, and metallurgical requirements of the ASTM F 562... More
Publisher: Fort Wayne Metals, Inc.
Release Date: 2003-09-08

How Wire Fails
Description: An overview of the various failure modes that wire and cable can exhibit, how to predict each failure, and how to help prevent the failure is presented in this paper. A list of different failure modes of a cable is given, and an explaination of the... More
Publisher: Belden, Inc.
Release Date: 1997-07-04