Elastic constants of Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloys

We have measured the adiabatic second order elastic constants of two Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory crystals with different martensitic transition temperatures, using ultrasonic methods. The temperature dependence of the elastic constants has been followed across the ferromagnetic transition and dow...

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Autores: Stipcich, Marcelo, Mañosa, Lluís, Planes Vila, Antoni, Morin, Michel, Zarestky, Jerel L., Lograsso, T. A., Stassis, C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/10556
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/10556
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transformacions martensítiques
Aliatges
Elasticitat
Martensitic transformations
Alloys
Elasticity
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Sumario:We have measured the adiabatic second order elastic constants of two Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory crystals with different martensitic transition temperatures, using ultrasonic methods. The temperature dependence of the elastic constants has been followed across the ferromagnetic transition and down to the martensitic transition temperature. Within experimental errors no noticeable change in any of the elastic constants has been observed at the Curie point. The temperature dependence of the shear elastic constant C' has been found to be very different for the two alloys. Such a different behavior is in agreement with recent theoretical predictions for systems undergoing multi-stage structural transitions.