Effect of high-energy ball-milling on the magnetostructural properties of a Ni45Co5Mn35Sn15 alloy

[EN] The effect of high-energy ball-milling on the magnetostructural properties of a Ni45Co5Mn35Sn15 alloy in austenitic phase at room temperature has been analyzed by neutron and high-resolution X-ray diffraction. The ball milling promotes a mechanically-induced martensitic transformation as well a...

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Autores: López García, Javier, Sánchez Alarcos, Vicente, Recarte Callado, Vicente, Rodríguez Velamazán, José Alberto, Unzueta Solozabal, Iraultza, García Martínez, José Ángel, Plazaola Muguruza, Fernando, La Roca, Paulo Matías, Pérez de Landazábal, José Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/63367
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/63367
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:neutron diffraction
metamagnetic shape memory alloys
defects
high energy ball milling
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Sumario:[EN] The effect of high-energy ball-milling on the magnetostructural properties of a Ni45Co5Mn35Sn15 alloy in austenitic phase at room temperature has been analyzed by neutron and high-resolution X-ray diffraction. The ball milling promotes a mechanically-induced martensitic transformation as well as the appearance of amorphous-like non-transforming regions, following a double stage; for short milling times (below 30 min), a strong size reduction and martensite induction occur. On the opposite, for longer times, the increase of strains predominates and consequently a larger amount of non-transforming regions appears. The effect of the microstructural defects brought by milling (as dislocations) on both the enthalpy change at the martensitic transformation and the high field magnetization of the austenite has been quantitatively estimated and correlated to the internal strains. Contrary to what occurs in ternary Ni-Mn-Sn alloys, the mechanically induced defects do not change the ferromagnetic coupling between Mn atoms, but just cause a net reduction on the magnetic moments.