in this research a cu-zn-al alloy is produced by melting the raw materials in an electric resistance furnace and then pouring it into a steel mould. the optimum way to achieve the final analysis in the hypo-eutectoid range is determined and the influence of the alloying element, ti on the grain size and the shape memory properties of the samples are investigated. solution treatment (done at 850...

Magnetoelectric coupling effect has provided a power efficient approach in controlling the magnetic properties of ferromagnetic materials. However, one remaining issue of ferromagnetic/ferroelectric magnetoelectric bilayer composite is that the induced effective anisotropy disappears with the removal of the electric field. The introducing of the shape memory alloys may prevent such problem by t...

Heusler type Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys can demonstrate excellent magnetic shape memory effect in single crystals. However, such effect in polycrystalline alloys is greatly weakened due to the random distribution of crystallographic orientation. Microstructure optimization and texture control are of great significance and challenge to improve the functional behaviors of polycrys...