Fort Wayne Metals - Technical Blog

Fort Wayne Metals is advancing the performance of tungsten wire through cutting-edge processing techniques that significantly improve tensile strength, ductility, and microstructural uniformity. In this summary of our latest white paper, Ross Dillion, Lisa Powell, and Dr. Jeremy Schaffer explore how these innovations enable tungsten to meet the rising demands of aerospace, robotics, and high-stress industrial applications.…

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Fort Wayne Metals is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of materials science, delivering precision-engineered solutions for the world’s most demanding applications. …

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Fort Wayne Metals introduces a new class of Nitinol-based super-elastic alloys with gigapascal-level strength and cryogenic durability. Discover how these advanced materials are enabling thinner, stronger medical devices and unlocking possibilities for space exploration.…

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Nitinol has long been the gold standard for superelastic medical devices, but its nickel content raises biocompatibility concerns. In this blog, Fort Wayne Metals explores a breakthrough Ni-free β-Ti alloy—Ti-40Hf-13Nb-4.5Sn—that offers stable superelasticity, strong fatigue resistance, and scalable manufacturing, positioning it as a promising alternative for next-generation implants.…

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