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Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Selected Laser Melted Ni-Mn-Ga and Ni-Mn-Ga-Fe Powders Derived from as Melt-Spun Ribbons Precursors

Authors :
Wojciech Maziarz
Paweł Czaja
Robert Chulist
Anna Wójcik
Łukasz Żrodowski
Bartosz Morończyk
Rafał Wróblewski
Maciej Kowalczyk
Source :
Metals, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 903 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

Selective Laser Melting was successfully used as a fabrication method to produce Ni-Mn-Ga and Ni-Mn-Ga-Fe ferromagnetic shape memory alloys. The starting material in a powder form with an average particle size of about 17.6 µm was produced by milling of as melt-spun ribbons. The microstructure, phase composition, and martensitic transformation behavior of both powder precursors and laser melted alloys were investigated by several methods, including high energy X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The as laser melted materials are chemically homogenous and show a typical layered microstructure. Both alloy compositions have a duplex structure consisting either of austenite and 10M martensite (Ni-Mn-Ga) or a mixture of 14M and NM martensitic phases (Ni-Mn-Ga-Fe), contrary to the as milled powder precursors showing fcc structure in both cases. The forward martensitic transformation takes place at 336 and 325 K for Ni-Mn-Ga and Ni-Mn-Ga-Fe, respectively, while the magnetic response is much stronger for Ni-Mn-Ga than for the quaternary alloy. The results show that Selective Laser Melting allows for producing of good quality, homogenous materials. However, their microstructural features and consequently shape memory behavior should be tailored by additional heat treatment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754701
Volume :
11
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Metals
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.30896b4952784102aa4a8b090b5afa89
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/met11060903