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Phase transition and mechanical properties of Ni30Cu20Mn37+x Ga13−x (x = 0–4.5) alloys

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Ni30Cu20Mn37+x Ga13−x (x = 0–4.5) alloys were studied with the phase transformation and mechanical properties. With the increase of Mn content, the martensitic transformation temperatures increase and the Curie temperature decreases. Simultaneously, the room temperature microstructure evolves from single phase of austenite to dual phases containing martensite and precipitation. Both the ductility and the strength of the polycrystalline alloys are significantly improved by the precipitation. Coupled magnetostructural transition from weak magnetic martensite to ferromagnetic austenite is obtained in both single-phase and ductile dual-phase alloys.

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This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2012CB619404), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50925101, 51221163, and 51001004), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 2132026), and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (No. YWF-12-LZGF-052).

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    Huan-Fang Wang, Jing-Min Wang, Cheng-Bao Jiang & Hui-Bin Xu

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Wang, HF., Wang, JM., Jiang, CB. et al. Phase transition and mechanical properties of Ni30Cu20Mn37+x Ga13−x (x = 0–4.5) alloys. Rare Met. 33, 547–551 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-013-0103-4

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