Size effects on magnetic actuation in Ni‐Mn‐Ga shape‐memory alloys

DC Dunand, P Müllner - Advanced Materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The off‐stoichiometric Ni2MnGa Heusler alloy is a magnetic shape‐memory alloy
capable of reversible magnetic‐field‐induced strains (MFIS). These are generated by twin …

Magnetic shape memory effect and highly mobile twin boundaries

O Heczko - Materials Science and Technology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The magnetic shape memory effect can be classified as an example of the multiferroic effect
combining ferro-elasticity and (ferro) magnetism. After short overview of all known effects the …

Giant magnetic-field-induced strains in polycrystalline Ni–Mn–Ga foams

M Chmielus, XX Zhang, C Witherspoon, DC Dunand… - Nature Materials, 2009 - nature.com
The magnetic shape-memory alloy Ni–Mn–Ga shows, in monocrystalline form, a reversible
magnetic-field-induced strain (MFIS) up to 10%. This strain, which is produced by twin …

Highly mobile twinned interface in 10 M modulated Ni–Mn–Ga martensite: Analysis beyond the tetragonal approximation of lattice

L Straka, O Heczko, H Seiner, N Lanska, J Drahokoupil… - Acta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
The huge strains that Ni–Mn–Ga magnetic shape memory alloys can achieve are usually
described in a tetragonal unit cell approximation of a five-layered modulated (10M) crystal …

Ni-Mn-Ga micro-trusses via sintering of 3D-printed inks containing elemental powders

SL Taylor, RN Shah, DC Dunand - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloy (SMA) micro-trusses, suitable for high
magnetic field induced strains and/or a large magnetocaloric effect, are created via a new …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of microstructure and crystallographic texture of Ni-Mn-Ga melt-spun ribbons exhibiting 1.15% magnetic field-induced strain

A Wójcik, R Chulist, P Czaja, M Kowalczyk… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The microstructure and texture evolution of 10M Ni-Mn-Ga melt-spun ribbons were
thoroughly evaluated by high-energy synchrotron radiation and electron backscatter …

[HTML][HTML] Giant 5.8% magnetic-field-induced strain in additive manufactured Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloy

V Laitinen, A Saren, A Sozinov, K Ullakko - Scripta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing process was employed to
manufacture polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga samples. The samples were heat-treated for chemical …

Effect of crystal quality on twinning stress in Ni–Mn–Ga magnetic shape memory alloys

D Musiienko, F Nilsén, A Armstrong, M Rameš… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low twinning stress (TS) is a prerequisite for magnetic shape memory functionality in
ferromagnetic martensites. We compare Ni 50 Mn 28 Ga 22 (nominal at.%) single crystals …

Effect of process parameters on non-modulated Ni-Mn-Ga alloy manufactured using powder bed fusion

F Nilsén, IF Ituarte, M Salmi, J Partanen… - Additive Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasingly, metal parts made by additive manufacturing are produced using powder bed
fusion (PBF). In this paper we report upon the combined effects of PBF parameters, including …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of as-built and heat-treated Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloy manufactured via laser powder bed fusion

V Laitinen, A Sozinov, A Saren, M Chmielus… - Additive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic shape memory (MSM) alloys have a high potential as an emerging class of
actuator materials for a new generation of fast and simple digital components. In this study …