Direct evidence of detwinning in polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys during deformation

Z. H. Nie, R. Lin Peng, S. Johansson, E. C. Oliver, Y. Ren, Y. D. Wang, Y. D. Liu, J. N. Deng, L. Zuo, D. E. Brown

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Abstract

In situ time-of-flight neutron diffraction and high-energy x-ray diffraction techniques were used to reveal the preferred reselection of martensite variants through a detwinning process in polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys under uniaxial compressive stress. The variant reorientation via detwinning during loading can be explained by considering the influence of external stress on the grain/variant orientation-dependent distortion energy. These direct observations of detwinning provide a good understanding of the deformation mechanisms in shape memory alloys. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.
Original languageEnglish
Article number103519
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume104
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

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