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I thought flexon was just very springy metal, not nitinol. Nitinol is not very rigid, it bends easily. And even though it snaps back when heated, it's not per
by rootusrootus 3y ago
I thought flexon was just very springy metal, not nitinol. Nitinol is not very rigid, it bends easily. And even though it snaps back when heated, it's not perfect -- I've got a few toys made of the stuff and after a while they get damaged and don't return perfectly to the original shape.
- vel0city 3y agoSearching "Flexon" on Wikipedia redirects to Nitinol. This article claims its the same stuff, just a specific alloy: https://www.pressrelease.com/news/myeyewear2go-com-eyeglass-frames-with-flexon-for-durability-and-style-19583439 https://www.pressrelease.com/news/myeyewear2go-com-eyeglass-... The Beta Group, who claims to have started Flexon, says "Beta advanced the technology of Nitinol with its pioneering Flexon Ophthalmic Eyewear." https://www.betagroupllc.com/wrought-nitinol/ https://www.betagroupllc.com/wrought-nitinol/ Sounds pretty legit to me unless I see something else saying otherwise. I think they just stress the titanium of it as a lot of consumers probably think of titanium as a "space age" futuristic metal that they make space ships and the SR-71 and Lt. Dan's legs out of. Saying its made of Nitinol means nothing to a lot of average consumers.