Potential non-NASA commercial applications include structures and components for armor, automotive and land vehicle (e.g., spoilers), shipboard structures, sporting goods, biomedical implants, and building structures. A practically limitless list of potential applications could essentially be put together if large-sized SMA material with the requisite shape memory properties can be manufactured affordably. Potential NASA commercial applications include aeroengine and airframe structural components, particularly those that could benefit from shape memory behavior, light weight, acoustic dampening, and impact resistance. For example, SMA's are being considered for flexible (morphing) wings and wing tips for aircraft.
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