Open AccessMicrostructure of cryogenically treated martensitic shape memory nickel-titanium alloy
Author(s) -
Thilla Sekar Vinothkumar,
Deivanayagam Kandaswamy,
G. Prabhakaran,
A. Rajadurai
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.159727
Subject(s) - nickel titanium , materials science , microstructure , shape memory alloy , metallurgy , nickel , alloy , titanium alloy
Recent introduction of shape memory (SM) nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy into endodontics is a major breakthrough. Although the flexibility of these instruments was enhanced, fracture of rotary endodontic instruments during instrumentation is an important challenge for the operator. Implementation of supplementary manufacturing methods that would improve the fatigue life of the instrument is desirable.