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Title: Effect of Heat-Treatment on the Phases of Ni-Mn-Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys

Journal Article · · Solid State Phenomenon
OSTI ID:970879
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  1. ORNL
  2. Western Michigan University
  3. University of the Negev
  4. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
  5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

The Heusler alloys Ni50Mn25+xGa25-x display magnetic shape memory effect (MSM) with very fast and large reversible strain under magnetic fields. This large strain and the speed of reaction make MSM alloys attractive as smart materials. Our crystallographic investigation of these alloys, focused on non-stoichiometric composition with excess of manganese. Using neutron diffraction, we revealed the necessary processing parameters to achieve and preserve the homogeneous metastable one-phase martensitic structure that is needed for an MSM effect at room temperature.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
970879
Journal Information:
Solid State Phenomenon, Vol. 152-153
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English