Battery actuation of NITINOL at sub-zero temperatures

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5428004

Goldstein, D

It is feasible to use batteries to produce rapid shape-memory response in NITINOL wires in sub-zero temperature ambients. Data are presented on lithium thionyl chloride batteries used to joule heat 10-mil-diameter wires of nominal transformation temperatures of 90-105 C. The batteries and wires were jointly tested in a -35C ambient air environment. The wire contracted 5% in length (0.4 inch) and lifted a 1 pound load in 1/2 second.

• Research Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5428004
• Report Number(s): AD-A-211254/8/XAB; NSWC-TR-89-110
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
LITHIUM-CHLORINE BATTERIES
USES
NITINOL
SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT
FUSES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LOW TEMPERATURE
NICKEL ALLOYS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SHAPE
SULFUR CHLORIDES
TITANIUM ALLOYS
WIRES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DETONATORS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
METAL-GAS BATTERIES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
250904* - Energy Storage- Batteries- Other Applications
360104 - Metals & Alloys- Physical Properties