Structure and Phase Transformation of Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Ni49Mn30Ga21 Fine Particles Prepared by Spark Erosion

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 3405-3407

  Tang, Y J ^a   Smith, David J ^b   Hu, Hao ^b   Spada, F E ^a   Harper, H ^a   Berkowitz, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic shape memory; Martensitic transformation; NiMnGa alloys; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYSTERESIS; MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL ALLOYS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SPARK EROSION;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 0141988581     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.816165     Document Type: Article

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