Application spectrum of shape memory alloys (SMA) is expanding rapidly and
proportionately so is the engineering demand for superior materials. An essential …

Magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMAs), both in condensed matter physics and in material
science, are one of the most extensive research subjects. They show prompt response to the …

Current approaches to tailoring the thermal expansion coefficient of materials or finding
materials with negative thermal expansion rely on careful manipulation of either the …

In the present work, modulated four-and five-layered orthorhombic, seven-layered
monoclinic (4O, 10M and 14M) and unmodulated double tetragonal (L10) martensites are …

Superelasticity of shape memory alloy associated with the martensitic transformation is
extremely attractive for applications in sensors and biomedical. This application requires …

Structural glasses are characterized by the loss of long-range translational and rotational
symmetry. In the last two decades, however, it has been discovered that materials that …

Ferromagnetic shape-memory CoNiGa alloys have attracted much scientific interest due to
their potential alternative use as high-temperature shape-memory alloys, bearing a high …

The traditional vapor compression refrigeration technology has problems such as low
efficiency and environmental pollution caused by refrigerants. At this time, the energy-saving …

To explore martensitic phase transition materials with outstanding performance, phase
stability, magnetism, and ductility of all-d-metal Heusler compounds Co 2 NiT (T= t ransition …

Abstract Co–Ni–Ga alloys represent a new class of promising high-temperature shape
memory alloys allowing realization of functional components for applications at elevated …