Abstract
The tolerated acute angle in kinking constitutes a good relative measure for kinking resistance. It is quite a constant parameter for steel wires (about 30°) and for titanium wires (about 80°). The force required to bend a wire to a specific angle depends only on the stiffness of the wire. This means that kinking resistance is also a function of stiffness.
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Schröder, J. The mechanical properties of guidewires. Part II: Kinking resistance. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 16, 47–48 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02603037
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02603037