Modification of the properties of Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloys by minor addition of terbium

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6170, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Leonowicz, Marcin ^a   Wroblewski, Rafal ^a   Kaszuwara, Waldemar ^a   Zengqi, Zhao ^b   Liping, Jiang ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b BAOTOU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RARE EARTHS   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic shape memory alloys; NiMnGa alloys; Tb addition

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS; NIMNGA ALLOYS; TB ADDITION;

AUSTENITE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; NICKEL ALLOYS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 33749558083     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.657377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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