In a method of bending a rod- or rod-like unfinished workpiece of a single crystal material of a Cu alloy the workpiece is bent at an elevated temperature so as to provide for a predetermined curvature and then the workpiece is further heated whereby the curvature is established but the superelasticity...http://www.google.es/patents/US7270720?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US7270720 - Superelastic element made of a copper alloy and method for imparting a curvature of a given geometry
Superelastic element made of a copper alloy and method for imparting a ...