Experimental and theoretical investigations of the stress-induced twinning/detwinning in the martensite phase of a FSMA system

► We present a model for stress-induced twinning/detwinning in the martensite phase of a FSMA. ► We then quantitatively compared the theoretical fit to the actual experimental data. ► It was found to be applicable even in the mixed region just above the austenite finish temperature. Ferromagnetic sh...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds 2013-11, Vol.577, p.S119-S122
Main Authors: Mukhopadhyay, P.K., Karmakar, Madhuparna, Rajini Kanth, B., Kaul, S.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amorphous materials
Constitutive relationships
Elasticity
Ferromagnetism
Intermetallics
Magnetic fields
Martensite
Martensitic transformations
Rapid-solidification, Quenching
Shape memory
Strain
Stresses
Thermodynamic modeling
Twinning
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Summary:► We present a model for stress-induced twinning/detwinning in the martensite phase of a FSMA. ► We then quantitatively compared the theoretical fit to the actual experimental data. ► It was found to be applicable even in the mixed region just above the austenite finish temperature. Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMAs) have the largest magnetic field induced strain below austenite–martensite transformation temperatures. The martensitic phase has structural twins that reorient under applied magnetic field or stress. To understand this behavior, stress–strain measurements were made at different temperatures on a typical FSMA material, NiFeAl. A thermodynamic constitutive model based on Clausius–Duhem inequality, was used to theoretically determine the stress resulting from an applied stress at each temperature. In this paper, we studied twinning/detwinning in the martensite under applied stress only. Thus, the free energy of the system has a sole contribution from the mechanical energy, which, in turn, depends on the elastic moduli pertaining to the elastic and twinning strains. This volume fraction of martensite phase, both for the field-preferred and stress-preferred directions, and magneto-mechanical driving force, was determined and correlated with the experimental results. Finally, the model was found to fit well with data in the premartensitic region too.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.04.012