The ability of shape memory alloys (SMAs) to recover inelastic strains larger than any other
metallic alloy has prompted their use in a wide range of applications. However, for the most …

4D printing has grown tremendously in the last decade, enabling functional structures made
of smart materials to be manufactured. Current metal 4D printing research has focused on …

Additive manufacturing (AM) enables complex structures of Ni-Mn-X Heusler alloys to be
utilized in solid state refrigeration systems. Here, the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) …

This study aims to develop a manufacturing route for a low-cost dense magnetocaloric Ni-
Mn-Sn Heusler alloy (HA) using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing …

In this work, the microstructural features and mechanical properties of an additively
manufactured 316L stainless steel have been determined. Three types of samples were …

Metamagnetic shape memory alloys with giant caloric effects and sophisticated geometries
are promising candidates for solid-state refrigeration. Additive manufacturing (AM) …

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 …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has gone through major developments in the past decade,
enabling the rapid manufacture of complex geometries from traditional engineering …

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 …

In this work, a process for the realization of new polymer matrix composites with nanosized
barium ferrite (BaFe12O19) as ferrimagnetic filler, acryl butadiene styrene (ABS) as polymer …