A design project requires a TiNi wire to be shaped like the letter S at an operating temperature of 100°C (212°F). The selected TiNi atom arrangement starts to distort at a temperature of 90°C (194°F) and the distortion is finished at a temperature of 60°C (140°F). The wire was drawn straight at a temperature of 500°C (932°F), and the wire supplied is straight. The wire is easily bent into the required S shape at room temperature. What will be the shape of the wire at the operating temperature of 100°C (212°F)?

(a) S shaped
(b) C shaped
(c) Straight
(d) The shape is impossible to know.


(c) Straight

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