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Experimental Study on the Anisotropic Stress-Strain Behavior of Polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga in Directional Solidification

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A polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloy produced by directional solidification is the subject of this research paper. The compressive stress-strain curves of the material for different cutting angles to the solidification direction are tested. The martensite Young’s modulus, macroscopic reorientation strain, and phase transition critical stress are analyzed experimentally. The results show that mechanical behaviors in the loading-unloading cycle of the material present nonlinear and anisotropic characteristics, which are all closely related to the material’s orientation to the solidification direction. The martensite Young’s modulus, macroscopic reorientation strain, and phase transition critical stress achieve maximum values in the solidification direction. A 50° orientation to the solidification direction is the cut-off direction of the mechanical properties, where the martensite Young’s modulus and reorientation start critical stress reach minimum values. The present study is expected to provide sound guidance for practical applications.

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The authors wish to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11272136 and 11502284) and the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation (grant no. 15JCQNJC42600) for financial support.

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    Yao Teng, Tao Shi, Yuping Zhu, Tao Deng & Guonan Bai

  2. Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China

    Zongbin Li

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Teng, Y., Shi, T., Zhu, Y. et al. Experimental Study on the Anisotropic Stress-Strain Behavior of Polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga in Directional Solidification. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 25, 1056–1061 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-1920-z

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