Martensitic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn Quinary Heusler Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Compositonal Analysis
3.2. Structural Analysis Using XRD
3.3. Microstructure
3.4. Calorimetric Transition
3.5. Thermomagnetic Curves
3.6. Magnetic Susceptibility
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloy Constituents | Method | Composition (%) | |||||
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x | y | Ni | Fe | Mn | Sn | In | |
ICP-OES | 37.2 | 26.55 | 31.54 | 3.90 | 0.70 | ||
1 | 2 | EDX | 37.4 | 26.63 | 31.27 | 3.93 | 0.77 |
ICP-OES | 37.15 | 26.42 | 27.39 | 7.09 | 1.19 | ||
2 | 4 | EDX | 37.04 | 26.52 | 27.28 | 7.04 | 1.12 |
ICP-OES | 37.12 | 26.85 | 23.65 | 10.53 | 1.45 | ||
3 | 6 | EDX | 37.0 | 26.91 | 23.59 | 10.68 | 1.37 |
ICP-OES | 36.95 | 26.95 | 20.96 | 13.71 | 1.68 | ||
4 | 8 | EDX | 36.88 | 26.92 | 20.91 | 13.74 | 1.75 |
x | y | Phase | e/a | Lattice Parameters | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a (nm) | c (nm) | c/a | V (nm3) | ||||
1 | 2 | L21(A) | 7.86 | 0.6024 | 0.6024 | 1 | 0.218 |
2 | 4 | L21(A) | 7.82 | 0.634 | 0.634 | 1 | 0.219 |
3 | 6 | L10(M) | 7.75 | 0.639 | 0.639 | 1 | 0.220 |
4 | 8 | L10(M) | 7.71 | 0.788 | 0.695 | 0.88 | 0.431 |
Alloy | Ms/°C | Mf/°C | Af/°C | As/°C | TA/°C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 32 | 22.9 | 32.6 | 22.9 | 27.75 |
2 | 32 | 13.5 | 32.1 | 13.3 | 22.7 |
3 | 25.2 | 13.2 | 27 | 13.1 | 20.05 |
4 | 25.3 | 13 | 25.3 | 13 | 19.15 |
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Nambiar S., S.; B. R. N., M.; Sharma, S.; A. A., P. Martensitic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn Quinary Heusler Alloy. J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010001
Nambiar S. S, B. R. N. M, Sharma S, A. A. P. Martensitic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn Quinary Heusler Alloy. Journal of Composites Science. 2023; 7(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleNambiar S., Sandeep, Murthy B. R. N., Sathyashankara Sharma, and Prasanna A. A. 2023. "Martensitic Transformation and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn Quinary Heusler Alloy" Journal of Composites Science 7, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010001