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This article is an excerpt from “Fractography of Nitinol,” Fractography, Volume 12, ASM Handbook, to be published in 2022. Visit the ASM Digital Library for more information, dl.asminternational.org.

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Malito, L.G., Bowers, M.L., Briant, P.L. et al. Fatigue Fracture of Nitinol. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 22, 441–445 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-022-01380-2

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