Phase dependence of the thermal memory effect in polycrystalline ribbon and bulk Ni55Fe19Ga26 Heusler alloys

The thermal memory effect, TME, has been studied in Ni55Fe19Ga26 shape memory alloys, fabricated as ribbons via melt-spinning and as pellets via arc-melting, to evaluate its dependence on the martensitic structure and the macrostructure of the samples. When the reverse martensitic transformation is...

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Autores: Vidal Crespo, Antonio, Manchón Gordón, Alejandro F., Martín Olalla, José María, Romero Landa, Francisco Javier, Ipus Bados, Jhon Jairo, Gallardo Cruz, María del Carmen, Blázquez Gámez, Javier Sebastián, Conde Amiano, Clara Francisca
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/168441
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/168441
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108695
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Martensitic transformation
Thermal memory effect
Shape memory alloys
Ni-Fe-Ga Heusler alloys
Ultraslow calorimetry
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Sumario:The thermal memory effect, TME, has been studied in Ni55Fe19Ga26 shape memory alloys, fabricated as ribbons via melt-spinning and as pellets via arc-melting, to evaluate its dependence on the martensitic structure and the macrostructure of the samples. When the reverse martensitic transformation is interrupted, a kinetic delay in the subsequent complete transformation is only evident in the ribbon samples, where the 14M modulated structure is the dominant phase. In contrast, degradation of the modulated structure or the presence of the phase significantly reduces the observed TME. In such cases, the magnitude of the TME approaches the detection limits of commercial calorimeters, and only high-resolution calorimeter at very low heating rate (40 mK h−1) can show the effect. Following the kinetic arrest and subsequent cooling, the reverse martensitic transformation was completed at several heating rates to confirm the athermal nature of the phenomenon.