Buildings
Structure, lining, insulation or finish depending on family.
Nitinol earns its keep in systems: a beam, a batt, a fibre blend, a coated steel — rarely a lone coupon.
Products below are cultural landmarks as much as SKUs.
Secteurs
Transport
Mass, fire and fatigue rewrite the grade list.
Energy
Heat, voltage and hydrogen compatibility.
Consumer
The volume that pays for the mill.
Medical / food
When allowed — extractables and allergies matter.
Defence / safety
Ballistics, FR clothing, fire stops.
Produits
NOL bar
1959
Orthodontic wire
1970s–
Self-expanding stent
1990s–
Cryofit coupling
1970s
Eyeglass frames
1980s–
Guidewire
1990s–
Robotics spring
2010s–
Af DSC curve
lab
Appariements
titanium
The medical metal without the phase trick.
steel
Cheap springs that do not remember.
silicone
Soft medical rival in tubing.
graphene
Another lab celebrity with thinner products.
If the pairing is wrong, the material will be blamed for a system fault.
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Fibre de carbone
Filaments polymères à feuillets graphitiques : aéro, vélos ; le feu est la résine.
Global 49 ⬡Graphène
Feuille de carbone d’un atome : Nobel, battage composites, quelques usages honnêtes.
Global 50 ☁️Aérogel
Éponge de silice nanométrique : λ parmi les plus bas ; fragile hors couverture.
Global 60 ☀️Pérovskite
Halogénures ABX3 qui ont fait sauter les rendements labo ; humidité, plomb, durée.
Global 26