Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1578961 | Materials Science and Engineering: A | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
A polymer-bonded Ni45Co5Mn36.6In13.4 ferromagnetic shape-memory composite was fabricated, having magnetic-field-driven shape recovery properties. The thermo-magnetization curves of the composite suggested that the magnetic-field-induced reverse martensitic transformation occurs in the composite. The effects of temperature, stress, and magnetic-field on the phase transformation properties were systematically investigated using an in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction technique. A temperature-induced reversible martensitic phase transformation was confirmed within the composite, showing a broad phase transformation interval. Stress-induced highly textured martensite was observed in the composite during uniaxial compressive loading, with a residual strain after unloading. The origin of the textured martensite can be explained by the grain-orientation-dependent Bain distortion energy. A recovery strain of â¼1.76% along the compression direction was evidenced in the pre-strained composite with an applied magnetic-field of 5Â T. This recovery was caused by the magnetic-field-induced reverse martensitic phase transformation. The phase transformation properties of the ferromagnetic shape-memory composite, different from its bulk alloys, can be well explained by the Clausius-Clapeyron relation. The large magnetic-field-induced strain, together with good ductility and low cost, make the polymer-bonded Ni-Co-Mn-In composites potential candidates for magnetic-field-driven actuators.
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Authors
D.M. Liu, Z.H. Nie, G. Wang, Y.D. Wang, D.E. Brown, J. Pearson, P.K. Liaw, Y. Ren,