Size effects on magnetic actuation in Ni‐Mn‐Ga shape‐memory alloys

DC Dunand, P Müllner - Advanced Materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The off‐stoichiometric Ni2MnGa Heusler alloy is a magnetic shape‐memory alloy
capable of reversible magnetic‐field‐induced strains (MFIS). These are generated by twin …

Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys—challenges, applications, and experimental characterization

E Faran, D Shilo - Experimental Techniques, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMA) constitute a subgroup of shape memory alloys
(SMA) that also exhibit a ferromagnetic behavior. Due to the unique combination of large …

Phase change materials in microactuators: Basics, applications and perspectives

E Wilhelm, C Richter, BE Rapp - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2018 - Elsevier
During the last decades micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) have been subject to
intensive research. In many cases active components, eg, for regulating fluid flow or …

A three-dimensional model of magneto-mechanical behaviors of martensite reorientation in ferromagnetic shape memory alloys

X Chen, Z Moumni, Y He, W Zhang - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics …, 2014 - Elsevier
The large strain in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys (FSMA) is due to the martensite
reorientation driven by mechanical stresses and/or magnetic fields. Although most …

Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys as smart materials for micro-positioning devices.

A Hubert, N Calchand, Y Le Gorrec… - … Symposium, AES'12., 2012 - hal.science
In the field of microrobotics, actuators based on smart materials are predominant because of
very good precision, integration capabilities and high compactness. This paper presents the …

Recent progress in FSMA microactuator developments

M Kohl, S Reddy Y, F Khelfaoui, B Krevet… - Materials Science …, 2010 - Trans Tech Publ
The giant magneto-strain effect is particularly attractive for actuator applications in micro-and
nanometer dimensions as it enables contact-less control of large deformations, which can …

Dynamics of twin boundaries in ferromagnetic shape memory alloys

E Faran, D Shilo - Materials Science and Technology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Combined experimental and theoretical investigation of discrete twin boundary motion in
ferromagnetic shape memory alloys 10M NiMnGa is presented. Motion of individual …

Magnetic-field-induced bending and straining of Ni–Mn–Ga single crystal beams with high aspect ratios

NJ Kucza, CL Patrick, DC Dunand, P Müllner - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Small monocrystalline beams of the magnetic shape-memory alloy (MSMA) Ni–Mn–Ga, with
a square 1× 1 mm 2 cross section and length between 2 and 10 mm, with the 10M …

Insight into the magnetisation process of martensitic Ni–Mn–Ga films: A micromagnetic and vector magnetometry study

F Casoli, G Varvaro, MT Ghahfarokhi… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This study investigates the magnetisation process of a martensitic Ni–Mn–Ga thin film with
microstructure optimized to obtain a unidirectional and reversible magnetisation jump. The …

The effects of magnetic and mechanical microstructures on the twinning stress in Ni-Mn-Ga

E Faran, I Benichou, S Givli, D Shilo - Journal of Applied Physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The ferromagnetic 10M Ni-Mn-Ga alloy exhibits complex magnetic and mechanical
microstructures, which are expected to form barriers for motion of macro twin boundaries …