Measurements of textures and stresses in Ni₂MnGa ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wang, Y.D.^; | Ren, Y. | Li, H. | Cong, D.Y. | Choo, H. | Liaw, P.K. | Lin Peng, R. | Zuo, L.

Affiliations: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA | School of Materials and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China | Experimental Facilities Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University, S-58183 Linköping, Sweden

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Abstract: The neutron diffraction method and the synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction technique provide global and local measurements of textures and residual stresses in both structural and functional materials under various environments. In this paper, we present the in situ measurements in ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys during phase transformation, which reveal the good “memory” of textures and stresses.

Keywords: Ferromagnetic shape-memory alloy, Texture, Stress, Neutron diffraction, Synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction

DOI: 10.1080/10238160802399654

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 15, no. 3, 4, pp. 193-197, 2007