Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Starter Kit

Smart Materials is a new and exciting field in engineering. The ability to change the crystal structure, and the ability to alter the memorized shape of the materials leads to many exciting potential applications like morphing aerodynamic structures, actuators and valves.

The Perfect teaching tool.

The Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Starter Kit is the ideal educational tool that can be used to gain an insight into the exciting world of Smart Materials. This kit will provide both the teacher and student an introduction to both SMA sheet material and SMA wire.

One of the great features of this kit is the manual. The manual contains years of knowledge and experience that the engineers at Midé have developed by working with SMA. The manual will tie the contents of the kit together by explaining bench top demonstrations of the capabilities of the material.

As soon as you receive your SMA starter kit you can immediately begin assembling its contents, and easily follow the demonstrations explained in the manual.

Shape Memory Alloy Material

• 1 x SMA sheet (1" x 3" x 0.02") - memorized flat
• 1 x SMA sheet (1" x 3" x 0.01") - memorized flat
• 1 x of SMA sheet (1" x 3" x 0.005") - memorized into a curve
• 5 meters of SMA wire (diameter 0.02") - straight annealed
• 5 meters of SMA wire (diameter 0.01") - straight annealed
• 5 meters of SMA wire (diameter 0.005") - straight annealed

Supporting Material

• User's Manual
• 1 Heating Element
• 1 9V Battery
• 2 Alligator clamp wires
• 2 C-Clamps (2")
• 3 pieces of Spring Steel - Varying Thicknesses (0.005", 0.01", 0.02")
• Materials to perform SMA wire actuator demo

Smart Materials is a new and exciting field in engineering. The ability to change the crystal structure, and the ability to alter the memorized shape of the materials leads to many exciting potential applications like morphing aerodynamic structures, actuators and valves.

The Perfect teaching tool.

The Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Starter Kit is the ideal educational tool that can be used to gain an insight into the exciting world of Smart Materials. This kit will provide both the teacher and student an introduction to both SMA sheet material and SMA wire.

One of the great features of this kit is the manual. The manual contains years of knowledge and experience that the engineers at Midé have developed by working with SMA. The manual will tie the contents of the kit together by explaining bench top demonstrations of the capabilities of the material.

As soon as you receive your SMA starter kit you can immediately begin assembling its contents, and easily follow the demonstrations explained in the manual.

SMA Memorized - Video Demo

SMA Sheet - Video Demo

SMA Wire - Video Demo