Nitinol University
Nitinol University (NU) is a one-day training course hosted by Confluent Medical Technologies designed to provide the medical device industry with a fundamental understanding of Nitinol as an alloy. NU dives into unique considerations and requirements when using Nitinol in device applications, and is intended for R&D Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Process Development Engineers, and others intimately involved in the design and manufacturing of Nitinol-based medical devices.
Nitinol University Agenda
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Overview of Confluent Medical Technologies
- Introduction to Confluent
- Confluent’s History
- Confluent’s capabilities
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Nitinol Fundamentals and Testing
- What is Nitinol?
- Austenite and Martensite
- Shape Memory and Superelasticity
- ASTM standards for testing NiTinol
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Nitinol Materials
- Material process
- Material process Standard (SE508) and high purity (SE-508 ELI) NiTinol grades
- Material‘s Properties and selection
Course
Laser Processing
- Why use lasers?
- Laser cutting and welding
- Inspection and testing
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Nitinol Processing
- Shape setting step and challenges
- Surface process step and challenges
- Inspection and testing
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Nitinol Design
- Material considerations
- Performance considerations
- Fatigue performance
Nitinol University is hosted at our Fremont, CA facility twice a year and seating is limited. Reach out to your Sales Director or sales@confluentmedical.com for more information.
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