High temperature shape memory alloys

J Ma, I Karaman, RD Noebe - International Materials Reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) with high transformation temperatures can enable
simplifications and improvements in operating efficiency of many mechanical components …

Magnetocaloric effect and its relation to shape-memory properties in ferromagnetic Heusler alloys

A Planes, L Mañosa, M Acet - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic Heusler alloys which undergo a martensitic transition display interesting functional
properties. In the present review, we survey the magnetocaloric effects of Ni–Mn-based …

Size effects on magnetic actuation in Ni‐Mn‐Ga shape‐memory alloys

DC Dunand, P Müllner - Advanced Materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The off‐stoichiometric Ni2MnGa Heusler alloy is a magnetic shape‐memory alloy
capable of reversible magnetic‐field‐induced strains (MFIS). These are generated by twin …

New materials for micro-scale sensors and actuators: An engineering review

SA Wilson, RPJ Jourdain, Q Zhang, RA Dorey… - Materials Science and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper provides a detailed overview of developments in transducer materials technology
relating to their current and future applications in micro-scale devices. Recent advances in …

Magnetic Field‐Induced Phase Transformation in NiMnCoIn Magnetic Shape‐Memory Alloys—A New Actuation Mechanism with Large Work Output

HE Karaca, I Karaman, B Basaran… - Advanced Functional …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMAs) have recently been developed into a new class of
functional materials that are capable of magnetic‐field‐induced actuation, mechanical …

Review and perspectives: shape memory alloy composite systems

BT Lester, T Baxevanis, Y Chemisky, DC Lagoudas - Acta Mechanica, 2015 - Springer
Following their discovery in the early 1960s, there has been a continuous quest for ways to
take advantage of the extraordinary properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs). These …

Introduction to shape memory alloys

PK Kumar, DC Lagoudas - Shape memory alloys: modeling and …, 2008 - Springer
Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) have been on the forefront of research for the last several
decades. They have been used for a wide variety of applications in various fields. This …

Metamagnetic shape memory effect in a Heusler-type Ni43Co7Mn39Sn11 polycrystalline alloy

R Kainuma, Y Imano, W Ito, H Morito, Y Sutou… - Applied Physics …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Shape memory and magnetic properties of a Ni 43 Co 7 Mn 39 Sn 11 Heusler
polycrystalline alloy were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, the sample …

Martensitic and magnetic transformation behaviors in Heusler-type NiMnIn and NiCoMnIn metamagnetic shape memory alloys

W Ito, Y Imano, R Kainuma, Y Sutou, K Oikawa… - … Materials Transactions A, 2007 - Springer
Martensitic and magnetic transformation behaviors of Ni 50 MnIn, Ni 45 Co 5 MnIn, and Ni
42.5 Co 7.5 MnIn Heusler alloys were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry …

Energy harvesting using martensite variant reorientation mechanism in a NiMnGa magnetic shape memory alloy

I Karaman, B Basaran, HE Karaca, AI Karsilayan… - Applied physics …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic shape memory alloys demonstrate significant potential for harvesting waste
mechanical energy utilizing the Villari effect. In this study, a few milliwatts of power output …