Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shape memory coupling

:The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep by means of withdrawn nom. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 19:18, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

=[[Shape memory coupling]]=

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3 sentence article doesn't assert importance, nor define what the device even is, just who manufactures it. superβεεcat 21:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Keep - I've added an explanatory intro. But merging to Shape memory alloy is a possibility. Gordonofcartoon 23:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:Comment (edit conflict) The technique sound encyclopedic; the stuff about the companies does not. I have no idea of notability. Perhaps the first two sentences could be integrated into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy Shape memory alloy]? --Malcolmxl5 23:05, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

::The company stuff would need checking, but it looks basically OK. It's certainly notable, but that needs asserting. In Europe the poster child for this technology was its use, as CryoFit, in the Eurofighter Typhoon, but it's been big in military use generally (Must log off now, but I've asked people for advice at shape memory alloy. There's more about it [http://www.intrinsicdevices.com/history.html here] and [http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=240 here]). Gordonofcartoon 00:12, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

WITHDRAW I (as nominator) withdraw this AfD from consideration as I believe that edits have made this into a viable stub (which still needs a lot of work). - superβεεcat 18:42, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

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