The Giant Elastocaloric Effect in a Cu-Zn-Al Shape-Memory Alloy: a Calorimetric Study

We study the giant elastocaloric effect in a Cu-Zn-Al shape-memory alloy by means of simultaneous calorimetry and dilatometry measurements under applied uniaxial compression which have been carried out with a bespoke experimental setup. The output data allow a unique quasidirect and indirect charact...

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Autores: Gràcia Condal, Adrià, Stern Taulats, Enric, Planes Vila, Antoni, Vives i Santa-Eulàlia, Eduard, Mañosa, Lluís
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
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:2445/192128
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/192128
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Propietats magnètiques
Propietats tèrmiques
Aliatges
Magnetic properties
Thermal properties
Alloys
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Sumario:We study the giant elastocaloric effect in a Cu-Zn-Al shape-memory alloy by means of simultaneous calorimetry and dilatometry measurements under applied uniaxial compression which have been carried out with a bespoke experimental setup. The output data allow a unique quasidirect and indirect characterization of the thermal response that provides accurate ΔS and ΔT values. We report a large thermal response of |ΔS| = 22 J K kg−1, |ΔT| = 12.3 K, and RC = 325 K kg−1 driven by moderate uniaxial compression changes of 32.2 MPa, which is comparable with the performance of the best magnetocaloric materials. In view of the hysteresis effects, the thermal response is predicted to exhibit reversible values for |Δσ| = 32 MPa.