Positionally adjustable member and applications therefor

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1995-06-05

1998-03-17

Sheehan, John

Metal treatment

Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...

Heating or cooling of solid metal

360104, 29603, C21D 1100

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057282404

ABSTRACT:
A method of adjusting position of a member including an adjustable portion made of material having shape memory effect, comprising the steps of: (a) heat-treating for shape memory the member in a first shape such that the first shape is memorized in the adjustable portion; (b) plastically deforming the adjustable portion to a second shape after cooling the adjustable portion to less than a shape recovery temperature; and (c) locally heating the adjustable portion to more than the shape recovery temperature so as to subject the adjustable portion to local shape recovery.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5184263 (1993-02-01), Fukakusa et al.
patent: 5307224 (1994-04-01), Minase
patent: 5325245 (1994-06-01), Shimizu et al.
ASM Handbook, (Formerly 10th Ed., Metals Handbook), vol. 2, p. 897, 1990.

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