from disk to vessel - shape memory alloys - knitted

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Shape Memory Alloys are smart metals that can remember a shape. If deformed, the object can return to the preprogrammed shape when provided with precise external stimuli, in this case a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius.

The disk to vessel transformation shown in this video is an illustration of the transformational abilities of knitted SMA structures. The 2D knitting of shape memory wires expands the shape shifting possiblities of objects produced with Shape Memory Alloys from only 8% to 40%. In addition, material costs are reduced dramatically.
3D-knitting was tested in parralel to the research shown here and promises the development of much larger artefacts with stronger structural properties.

Credits:

Carl De Smet - noumenon
Rudy Stalmans - KULeuven

camera: Oliver Imfeld
text: noumenon

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• sma
• shape memory alloys
• smart metals
• smart materials
• knitting
• design
• prototype
• noumenon
• carl de smet