noun
shape memory alloy
Technical term for an alloy that can return to a pre-deformed shape when heated.
形状記憶合金は、医療機器やアクチュエーターに利用されている。
Shape memory alloys are used in medical devices and actuators.
Compound of 形状 (shape), 記憶 (memory), and 合金 (alloy). A calque of the English term 'shape memory alloy'.