Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1449795 Acta Materialia 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

The effect of Co addition on the phase transformation temperatures (martensitic and Curie point) and crystal structure of Ni–Mn–Ga–Co shape memory alloys has been investigated on (Ni50.26Mn27.30Ga22.44)100−xCox (x = 0, 2, 4, 6) alloys as well as on alloys having different Ni/Mn/Ga ratios and a fixed amount of Co. Alloying by Co affects the martensitic transformation temperature and the transformation enthalpy change mainly through the change on the valence electron concentration (e/a), but the transformation entropy is almost unaffected. On the other hand, the composition (analyzed through the e/a ratio) shows a different influence on the Curie temperature depending on the crystallographic phase (austenite or martensite) in which the magnetic ordering takes place. It is also reported that in Ni–Mn–Ga–Co alloys the Curie temperature of the martensitic phase is lower than that of the austenitic phase, opposite to what occurs in ternary Ni–Mn–Ga alloys.

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