Magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMAs), both in condensed matter physics and in material
science, are one of the most extensive research subjects. They show prompt response to the …

Fe-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) belong to smart metallic materials that can
memorize or restore their preset shape after experiencing a substantial amount of …

Publisher Summary The discovery of the ferromagnetic (FM) Heusler alloy Cu 2 MnAl, in the
beginning of the twentieth century, made considerable impact in the field of magnetism …

It is shown that a temperature window between the Curie temperatures of martensite and
austenite phases around the room temperature can be obtained by a vacancy-tuning …

A〈 100〉 textured polycrystalline FeNiCoAlTa shape memory alloy was recently shown to
possess large superelastic strain and stress levels. In this study, the shape memory behavior …

A kind of ferromagnetic shape memory alloy with off-stoichiometric composition of Heusler
alloy Fe 2 MnGa has been synthesized. By optimizing composition, the martensitic …

For solid-state phase transitions, the alterations of electronic structure driven by the band
Jahn–Teller effect would play an essential role in the structural phase transitions and in …

Strain glass is a frozen disordered strain state with local strain order manifested by nano-
sized strain domains, which is formed as a result of do** sufficient point defects into the …

Microstructure and martensitic transformation yielding a magnetic change were investigated
for Fe 43.5 Mn 34 Al 15 Ni 7.5 alloy with B2-type fine precipitates. Thermoelastic martensitic …

Ferrous shape memory alloys showing superelasticity have recently been obtained in two
alloy systems in the 2010s. One is Fe–Mn–Al–Ni, which undergoes martensitic …