.' Mll '. AT Strain '-' Figure 1. Tensile behaviour of stainless steel and Nitinol (schematic). Elastic deployment The enormous elasticity of Nitinol allows devices to be brought into the body through catheters or other delivery systems with a small profi le.
DRS Technologies and Israeli-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems are asking the U.S. Army to consider acquiring their recently combat-tested Trophy Active Protection System, a vehicle-mounted technology engineered to instantly locate and destroy incoming enemy fire.
In 1965, General Motors introduced the Protect-O-Plate to all of its brands, based upon the success of the Ident-O-Plate. It served the same purpose for warranty and service claims, though some data fields were relocated on the vehicle plate. The Protect-O-Plate program continued without any changes for the â66 model year.