Abstract
Martensitic transformation from the face-centered cubic to the hexagonal close-packed structure, shape memory (SM) effect and magnetic properties in the Co-14 at.% Al alloy were investigated and the microstructures of the martensite were examined using transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the SM effect occurs at temperatures between 200 and 300 °C corresponding to the reverse transformation temperatures, and that a metastable L12-structured phase is formed in Co-14 at.% Al aged at 600 °C. The magnetic properties were measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer, and the Curie temperature and saturation magnetization were determined to be 689 °C and 120 emu/g at 25 °C. All these results indicate that Co-Al alloys can be listed as a new class of ferromagnetic SM alloys.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1045-1049 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Science & Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing |
Volume | 438-440 |
Issue number | SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Nov 25 |
Keywords
- Cobalt-aluminum
- Ferromagnetic shape memory alloy
- L1 phase
- ε martensite