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Effect Of Crystal Quality On Twinning Stress In Ni–Mn–Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Andrew Armstrong, Peter Müllner
Effect Of Crystal Quality On Twinning Stress In Ni–Mn–Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Andrew Armstrong, Peter Müllner
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Low twinning stress (TS) is a prerequisite for magnetic shape memory functionality in ferromagnetic martensites. We compare Ni50Mn28Ga22 (nominal at.%) single crystals from four different producers to reveal the effect of crystal quality on the TS. Near the reverse martensite transformation, the TS is generally low, about 1 MPa, regardless of mosaicity of up to 1.7° and chemical composition deviations of up to 2 at.% of Mn. Pure type I and type II twin boundaries occur in crystals with smooth chemical composition gradients. The corresponding temperature dependences of TS follow universal linear trends with the …