Training NiTinol Shape Memory Alloy

I make a "cody'slab" intro and a spring out of a fantastic material that can be taught to remember its shape.
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[@Toastmaster_5000]

honestly that hammer lifting test was the most impressive part to me. I had no idea this material's "memory" was so strong

[@FelonyVideos]

Oh, it can tear itself apart if you tie it between 2 imovable objects.

[@117starpower]

@@FelonyVideos damn

[@omnacky]

I wonder if you could pass electricity through the wire to heat it up 🤔

[@ItsAlleged]

@@omnacky That's exactly what I'm wondering too

[@TheLordinio]

@@omnacky you sure can i think thats how the detaching mechanism in a surface book works

[@faokie]

"By the way here's some thermite. But that's a story for another day."

[@micahphilson]

_Blood_ thermite, no less!

[@DellSnooze]

Micah Philson 9/10 Vampires recommend this Thermite 👌

[@micahphilson]

You have to try this one neat trick for making thermite! Vampires and Phlebotomists hate him!

[@LARAUJO_0]

You unleash the screams of eternally suffering souls whenever you turn on that torch

[@zouwu6252]

Lara? Is that you?

[@wernerhiemer406]

My Dyson sucking in some PELD aka "tempo" 10 sheet packing makes a similar sound. I call that scream of a dying allien.

[@JanicekTrnecka]

Meh, just some prehistoric dinosaur farts....

[@Crazytesseract]

There is no eternal hell. Hell is temporary, can be a long time, and painful.

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

It sounds like the torch can feel pain.

[@ScottMaday]

Cody’s Lab in 15 years: Carbon nanotubes from a brick of coal and urine.

[@Jefferson-ly5qe]

Space elevator out of two rocks and a pointy stick

[@sirsymbro]

@@Jefferson-ly5qe you forgot duct tape

[@darksentinel9304]

More like early onset dementia from Mercury toxicity

[@Victorsvolkswagens]

Uranium metal bumper

[@schr4nz]

nah, that will be "Primitive Technology" :)

[@maniesh]

If Cody got a Labrador, it would be Cody's Lab

[@LARAUJO_0]

If his Labrador lived in the northern part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and also had it's own Laboratory, it would be called Cody's Lab's Lab's Lab in Lab

[@austindorf83]

Careful with that comment, you just blew some people’s minds.

[@Ritefita]

Big!!!

[@mal2ksc]

If Cody got encased in carbonite like Han Solo, it would be a Cody Slab.

[@alfonsoknows3318]

and it would like to sit on Cody's Lap

[@kay486]

could just used the straight wire and reverse the footage :D

[@theCodyReeder]

I did that once, didn't sit right, was too easy.

[@StephenBlane]

@@theCodyReeder What's life without a little challenge!

[@Skyliner_369]

@@theCodyReeder Why not both?

[@mozkitolife5437]

@@kylesteele9403 No. Because we're not here for shitty lols. Cody shouldn't stoop to lowering himself for lols from mentally deficient x gens.

[@TC-bz9dz]

@@mozkitolife5437 blow it! lol lol lol lol

[@whocares4592]

That torch has sounds coming straight out of hell

[@Pow3llMorgan]

Its fuel is the souls of the damned.

[@lutyanoalves444]

@@Skedge OMG man, Cody gave a heart to the comment you criticized. Get called out on the internet. Get Cyber-Bullied!

[@lesliejohnson2982]

Seems to be typical of the torch. I use one working with clay and they always sound like they're screaming. My pottery studio occasionally sounds like a torture chamber.

[@flaplaya]

@Smelly Ham sad

[@drevil9554]

Mapp gas?

[@s3ri3sb43]

that 60fps tho

[@theCodyReeder]

Fun fact I've been filming in 60 fps for almost a year now but had some settings in my editor messed up.

[@jasertio]

@@theCodyReeder that's messed up

[@SreenikethanI]

God damn, I was watching at 480p

[@zan9922]

that intro is amazing

[@Kruzhh]

The outro is amazing

[@AxxLAfriku]

my two girlfriends are amazing

[@lesliejohnson2982]

@@AxxLAfriku Both hands?

[@lesliejohnson2982]

@@AxxLAfriku Actually, I apologize for going for the cheap laugh.

[@novarayne9388]

That pfp ;)

[@TedLJones]

Sooo I had a thought the other day... You know how the 2005 Christian Bale Batman's cape was made of a fibrous, meshy material which would become hard as steel when electricity was applied? Can that be replicated (or as close as) if you, say, combined Nitinol with Nichrome? Like a braid. Obviously it wouldn't be anywhere near as strong, but might yield interesting results. And we like interesting results.

[@aayushm355]

That would be AWESOME I suppose

[@Unmannedair]

actually you can actuate nitinol wire directly with current. no need for nichrome.

[@TedLJones]

Oh. Right.

[@jaydunbar7538]

Sounds like a fun experiment, I'd imagine the heat and electricity probably make it a poor clothing choice.

[@TheEdRiAx]

@@jaydunbar7538 actually you could possibly do it since there is fire resistant clothing, I imagine that a real sice cape would weight a shitton

[@VerstehenSieMathis]

You can use hot water to activate the SMA gently and evenly... For the training process: We found 500°C over ~15min to give good results. Any metal parts touching the SMA should be stainless; zinc plating seems to migrate into the Nitinol. The plaster idea is brilliant!

[@2musiclover534]

So to train requires 15 minutes of 500? Wow. That's a long time and a lot of heat.

[@SuperStruct]

Holy moly you can have a nitinol spring inside the vacuum chamber and lift something out of a beaker if the laser gets it hot enough, or even maybe electricity flowing through the nitinol would cause the expanded spring to contract upwards.

[@SuperStruct]

Commented too soon to see 7:33 that looks amazing

[@Darticus42]

SuperStruct that sounds like an amazing idea

[@benschofield1361]

I would have gotten all bent out of shape if it didnt work

[@jamesdriscoll9405]

And when your hot you're not?

[@RRBuilder611]

the door is over there

[@TitanUranusOfficial]

I see what you did there...

[@TheDeadMeme27]

*_-NO, PLEASE LEAVE-_*

[@austindorf83]

You won KZbin today.

[@tiusso]

A video on how to make the intro of that video.... Brilliant!

[@-danR]

A recursion on a comment on a video on how to make...

[@jaydunbar7538]

The previous intro was played in reverse

[@Albertwildhorseshoer]

Love your joy of learning Cody! Thanks for sharing what you learn with us! Your videos inspire this 65 yo grandma!!

[@Joshua-le9tl]

To “Cody’s lab” your channel has rekindled the spark of curiosity in science that I once lost, thanks dude. @Cody’sLab

[@naaiiilllll]

So I just need to point a gas torch at myself to get my life back together..interesting I might try it

[@117starpower]

the flame might be a little too small, might want to try something bigger...

[@lIlIIlIllIIIllIIllIlIllIllI]

wait no dont

[@colinantink9094]

Zoey Redacted whoosh...at least I hope....

[@zachaliles]

Oxy/acetylene might work better.

[@BradleyMackintosh]

I don’t think even that would work.

[@tyty17172]

Perfect timing. I needed something good to watch

[@Zpicismrad]

you are easily one of the best content creators on KZbin, keep it up Cody

[@GIITW.5OKC]

*8 minutes of my life that wasn't wasted, but also felt like a minute or so. great video absolutely loved it.

[@vpgdarkstar]

As soon as I saw the EngineerGuy video about NiTinol I began waiting for Cody to make a video of his own. Now to wait for AvE...

[@WhileTrueCode]

i know right; seems like when one person stumbles across somethin cool its only a matter of time before it becomes a paradigm wash. i think its awesome cause u get very different explanations and very different experiments by each person =)

[@lutyanoalves444]

I was screaming "No way" to myself during the entire hammer part! :D

[@Ritefita]

100%

[@seanehle8323]

You can do this with rubber bands and a hair dryer / heat gun. Hang the hammer from a few rubber bands, heat the bands and the hammer goes up.

[@tabcreedence6553]

I heard you all the way over here

[@christianterrill3503]

The part with the hammer at the end was so cool and did a great job showing how strong it is.

[@alextanner3865]

Been a fan for years, first time I've been so early. You do great things, Cody!

[@jeremyowen1]

Here's me trying to figure out how you made that intro before watching the video explaining how you made said intro.

[@theCodyReeder]

The magic of film editing.

[@richardk2n]

Did you just say "blood thermite"?

[@hammerth1421]

Thermite with red iron oxide. Nothing too exciting

[@mralabbad7]

@@hammerth1421 there will be blood

[@alexbaum2435]

knowing Cody, he'd try to make thermite from blood...

[@theCodyReeder]

@@hammerth1421 Iron oxide that came from blood.

[@blakops000007]

@@hammerth1421 You're new here I see.

[@ytrewq6789]

I always loved how creative your intros are!

[@CharliesLazy3DPrints]

Cody!! Love tour videos! Thanks for making them

[@AirNeat]

7:10 "NiTinol Review"

[@benheaton1706]

When i’m home alone, i get completely naked, take some trusty baby oil, lather myself up, throw a back pack on and pretend i’m a snail slithering around the house.

[@schregen]

Isn't this some copypasta? 🍄

[@theCodyReeder]

And I'm ok wit that! just keep your windows covered.

[@paeddlhut]

@@theCodyReeder yeah people really shouldn't watch him copy paste :D

[@micahphilson]

pls no copypasta.

[@BlueBaeChai]

Oh boy

[@subversed]

Ayo you make really good videos and you're a genuinely endearing man. I appreciate you a whole lot.

[@tom_something]

That was nice of you to refer your viewers to the other video for the explanation. So many KZbin videos are just "covers" of someone else's work... heck, some KZbinrs devote their entire channel to copying others. You, sir, are a gentleman.

[@philipbender956]

Cody will you make some frames out of NiTinol for your glasses?

[@thetraitor3852]

Cody'sLab taking Cody'sLab out of a Codyslab.

[@hayJay1]

A Codyslab xD

[@BothHands1]

The spring at the end especially was crazy cool!

[@tazzman62]

The Engineer guys channel is a fun rabbit hole to go down. Highly recommended!

[@mercury6800]

What happens if you bend it then run an electric current through it because if it reformed that would be great because if you had it in a machine having to blowtorch it every time you wanted it to work would be annoying

[@chrono0097]

Actually that sounds like a good idea

[@newgreen956]

I believe any energy you will put into it will cause the shape to return. Even if electricity itself would not cause the effect, there would be heating from the resistance.

[@MrTheomossop]

That works well, my old professor investigated using SMA actuators for braille computer displays, it didn't pan out because the "frame rate" was limited by the time it takes the nitinol to cool down

[@francescodesantis1997]

Probably even hammering it would create enough heat to let it get the original shape

[@joaopedrodebarrosdaeira5466]

Yeah man i had the same idea

[@dwerg1]

Honestly, the hammer at the end was the most interesting. Didn't know nitinol would tense up like that with load when heated and relax when cooling off. More experiments with this effect please?

[@PvPbomber009]

The pulling strength is just amazing!

[@jeffcooper9363]

Thanks for introducing everyone to NiTinol (Nickel Titanium Naval Ordinance Laboratory). Irregular grain boundaries are one of the reasons for it's characteristics. The Japanese secured the patents from America over twenty years ago. They've used it to knit broken bones together, used it in dental implants, automatic louver springs for HVAC and the list goes on. The Navy started with CuNi and went from there back in the late 40's. There are several methods for cold working and heat treating if my memory serves me correctly.

[@dontquestionjustbelieve5757]

What if you pass a current through the metal then it would heat up.

[@Ritefita]

this effect plus the "hammer power" are bending my creativity

[@primalbeer]

Doesn't hot water do the trick too? It might even give a more immediate and cooler visual

[@smasimulationshop1028]

Primalbeer any liquid or gas will do the job

[@Sedokun]

I like how Cody manages to keep his work space clean every time. Such a worrywart.

[@Crozier4582]

Love the videos.. very informative and many things learned by watching them. No matter what it is somehow you make it enjoyable to watch!

[@imthedarknight-8755]

How come your blowtorch sounds like a sad vacuum

[@jaydunbar7538]

High pressure gas, it does what it wants.

[@Gaspar.Albertengo]

Could you pass a high current on the wire?

[@peppem94marsala]

it will result an even eating!

[@smasimulationshop1028]

Gaspar Albertengo actually you don’t need high current to activate the alloy.

[@greg778123]

It was used for a chock spring in the old cars

[@flaplaya]

You crazy greg larson those old car chock springs could not handle a high river current thru dem. They'd spring a leak :}

[@hadto8482]

+1 would like to see

[@smallsthetimelord4066]

I've always been fascinated by this substance. Thanks!

[@TitanUranusOfficial]

I remember reading about this decades ago, but had never actually seen it in action! Thanks so much!

[@gettgood6416]

Hey do a Mining video Please I want for Christmas

[@raphaelfakhri4395]

Ty

[@mairisberzins8677]

Just take a hammer and hack away at your wall. Same thing Or go play mincraft for even more realistic mining

[@GrandHunterMan]

KZbin might ban him if he does

[@RepublikSivizien]

It is quite cold outside, you know?

[@yutiros5174]

GrandHunterMan why?

[@illaimforthemoon]

hi

[@bloodeagle2234]

*I just wanna let you know Cody, that I'm disabled and I have the same bone disease that Sam L. Jackson plays in Mr. GLASS from* *the movie Split, & Unbreakable. I deal with SEVERE Chronic Pain, from Nerve Damage and* *Inflamation from the dozens of Past Healed Broken Bones I've had that still caused long term nerve and muscle damage over time.... but anyways..* *I just wanted to say that the few* *moments I get a day to watch one of your new videos, are the best part of my day! I can't tell you how many times I was really depressed or having a super bad day, and then my phone beeps* *letting me know theirs a new video and when I watch it, I'm instantly no longer sad and bummed out and I immediatly feel happy & excited and I'm instantly* *in a better mood and It helps me get back to having a good day again! I just wanted to say thanks for all the effort and time you put into making the videos, I know its alot of work, like writing, getting* *everything set up, filming, editing, and then running your channle on top of everything else as well! Watching these videos are the highlight of my day!!! I just wanted to let you**know all that, and also tell you how much your videos mean to me, and also to say Thank you!!! :)*

[@OhighOSkater]

That's a very impressive material. Great video!

[@glenngriffon8032]

"Blood Thermite"?

[@skyeturner5003]

Made from iron oxide extracted from blood

[@ameturephysicist]

Did he just say blood thermite?

[@horacegentleman3296]

Do you have a problem with that?

[@ameturephysicist]

@@horacegentleman3296 I have a problem with the fact that Cody hasn't made a video about it yet.

[@qwertyduckblank8278]

Will not be the weirdest thing he has made

[@CatalystChronos]

Iron oxide extracted from blood and used to make thermite

[@ameturephysicist]

That's certainly what it sounds like.

[@georggross1232]

It's amazing that this material is used for future rover tires, considering the fact that this metal has memorising crystals. It's also satisfying to see the reshaping process.

[@viniciuslambardozzi4358]

Your "IT WORKED" moments capture the magic of the video.

[@RepublikSivizien]

Cool Video, but you should work on your handwriting :D

[@mercurysparkle8022]

brony !

[@RepublikSivizien]

@Howdy Justice Na, he has gloves. Thats ok.

[@RepublikSivizien]

@@mercurysparkle8022 yes, but do you know, where this name is from? :D

[@wodstalker2819]

The hammer part at the end really blew me away, it didnt think it could be this strong !

[@bushyman477]

That final clip is super impressive!

[@MysteryDash]

That intro of a video about making the video's intro. I love it.

[@micahphilson]

Hey, he took my suggestion to link to Engineer Guy's video! Thanks, Cody! I really love Engineerguy. Calling his content "very bingeable" is a huge understatement!

[@micahphilson]

I only found him about a year ago, but I immediately watched every video of his, and still go back to see the Aluminum Can video like twice a year! That channel rarely uploads, but it's worth the wait every time!

[@AtaGunZ]

The last part visualizes how much energy a propane torch really has, I am amazed by that.

[@jackadams8197]

Your intros are always cool!

[@Chelast121]

That is so cool, I'm in the first semester of studying materials science and engineering and NiTinol was the first thing we experimented with.

[@chacehahn6556]

That thing with the hammer at the end is amazing

[@backyardscience4919]

that last bit with the hammer is really cool

[@derrickedmondson9844]

Not professional videos like every other youtuber. Not the best camera, or the best angles. Lighting can be poor at times. But by golly my favorite videos. I learn so many useful things because of your channel. You do what you enjoy and I think that’s meaningful. Most people make videos for money but I think you make them to educate others and have fun yourself which is why I keep coming back.

[@joshuaseelig517]

Awesome! When I first heard about this kind of alloy, I was hoping you‘d make a video!

[@xxghost_sniperxx950]

That shiny new furnace looks awesome!

[@travisski9177]

That wire is amazing! Looks like fun stuff

[@RaysAstrophotography]

Never knew this can be done. Great information!

[@psygn0sis]

We LOVE you Cody!

[@xperimental1855]

this is so well timed, just this morning i watched a video on a nitinol paperclip and my mind has been wondering all day how it gets originally formed

[@stanervin6108]

Amazing metal! Never heard of it till now!

[@andrewmarks1388]

Great video Cody keep them up 👍

[@spugintrntl]

I love it when I find out one of my favorite youtubers follows one of my other favorite youtubers. It happens surprisingly often...

[@KatzRool]

The hammer part at the end made my day man.

[@KylenKiomaka]

The show with the hammer at the end gave me an idea for a nitinol timer: 1. Train nitinol wire to be a spring. 2. Hang a weight from nitinol wire. 3. Set up a button below the weight to run current through the wire for a set time. When the weight stretches the wire enough, it will depress the button, running current through the wire, raising it back up to its starting position. Simply record every time the button gets pressed. I'm not sure how you'd get the current to run long enough to raise it back up, but it would be interesting to see how the nitinol acts after repeated heating/stretching, as a function of how long it takes to push the button after a set time of heating.

[@Flederratte]

Perfect video for me to watch during a break from learning for a material science test :D

[@casanovarock18]

NiTinol wire is used in dentistry. It forms the new rotary endodontic files that are used for root canal shaping as a part of root canal treatment. Shape memory is essential for navigating narrow root canal systems and roots with extreme curvature.

[@getyerspn]

First time saw that on you're channel a while back I wondered how it was done ... Nice thanks for the ' reveal' .. And very surprised it lifted the hammer.

[@ricardov145]

Thank you for showing how you do one of the intros!

[@Hansca]

Fascinating stuff, thanks!

[@MrJoeman1987]

Finally! Ive been waiting for this video ever since you started using the Cody's Lab nitinol intro. I think Im the one who suggested it to Kanyon that you use it for your intros😄

[@malifor2210]

That ending was deff something!

[@michaelrtreat]

just what I needed to learn. thank you

[@adamsfilmfactory]

The hammer-experimemt at the end is really impressive

[@chemlab5038]

Awesome video I have been waiting for this😂👍👍thanks.

[@TheUncleVlady]

I see your chainmail is progressing! 👍👍👍 Got inspired by your video and making my own out of copper and brass

[@Exodiac47]

I was waiting for this video

[@babalonkie]

I can see a lot of fun/potential with this material.

[@oxolotleman7226]

That spring is super cool

[@sobertillnoon]

Another good picture of the Cody Slab

[@63256325N]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the videos.

[@lakesidefishing717]

Can't wait to watch

[@StabbyJoe135]

Making a video about making the intro to the video. Next level KZbin technique

[@av2678]

I love this channel and this wire

[@Hippownage]

That's some really interesting stuff! You should make more videos about it!

[@KeirTheMachine]

i just discovered you but i love this channel

[@SpydersByte]

amazing how strong that spring was