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 …

Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys—challenges, applications, and experimental characterization

E Faran, D Shilo - Experimental Techniques, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMA) constitute a subgroup of shape memory alloys
(SMA) that also exhibit a ferromagnetic behavior. Due to the unique combination of large …

Morphing skins

CL Thill, J Etches, I Bond, K Potter… - The aeronautical …, 2008 - cambridge.org
A review of morphing concepts with a strong focus on morphing skins is presented.
Morphing technology on aircraft has found increased interest over the last decade because …

Giant magnetic-field-induced strains in polycrystalline Ni–Mn–Ga foams

M Chmielus, XX Zhang, C Witherspoon, DC Dunand… - Nature Materials, 2009 - nature.com
The magnetic shape-memory alloy Ni–Mn–Ga shows, in monocrystalline form, a reversible
magnetic-field-induced strain (MFIS) up to 10%. This strain, which is produced by twin …

[图书][B] Smart materials

M Schwartz - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Explores State-of-the-Art Work from the World's Foremost Scientists, Engineers, Educators,
and Practitioners in the FieldWhy use smart materials? Since most smart materials do not …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of microstructure and crystallographic texture of Ni-Mn-Ga melt-spun ribbons exhibiting 1.15% magnetic field-induced strain

A Wójcik, R Chulist, P Czaja, M Kowalczyk… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The microstructure and texture evolution of 10M Ni-Mn-Ga melt-spun ribbons were
thoroughly evaluated by high-energy synchrotron radiation and electron backscatter …

Modeling the coupled strain and magnetization response of magnetic shape memory alloys under magnetomechanical loading

B Kiefer, DC Lagoudas - Journal of Intelligent Material …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is concerned with the modeling of the magnetic shape memory alloy (MSMA)
constitutive response caused by the reorientation of martensitic variants under mechanical …

Increasing Magnetoplasticity in Polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga<? format?> by Reducing Internal Constraints through Porosity

Y Boonyongmaneerat, M Chmielus, DC Dunand… - Physical Review Letters, 2007 - APS
Foams with 55% and 76% open porosity were produced from a Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape-
memory alloy by replication casting. These polycrystalline martensitic foams display a fully …

Characterization and modeling of the magnetic field-induced strain and work output in Ni2MnGa magnetic shape memory alloys

B Kiefer, HE Karaca, DC Lagoudas… - Journal of Magnetism and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper is concerned with the experimental characterization and the constitutive
modeling of magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMA), in terms of their applicability as …