Figures of merit of magnetostrictive single crystal iron-gallium alloys for actuator and sensor applications

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 321, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4017-4031

  Datta, S ^a   Atulasimha, J ^b   Flatau, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Figure of merit; Galfenol; Magnetoelastic; Magnetostriction; Sensor

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIGURE OF MERIT; FIGURES OF MERITS; GAGE FACTORS; GALFENOL; IRON-GALLIUM ALLOY; MAGNETOELASTIC; MAGNETOMECHANICAL COUPLINGS; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MODEL SIMULATION; NONLINEAR APPROACH; QUASI-STATIC STRESS; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; STRAIN COEFFICIENT; STRESS SENSITIVITY; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACTUATORS; GAGES; GALLIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETOSTRICTION; MAGNETOSTRICTIVE DEVICES; SENSORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 70349395720     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.07.067     Document Type: Article

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