Takuo Sakon

By Takuo Sakon, Takuya Kitaoka, Kazuki Tanaka, Keisuke Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Yoshiya Adachi and Takeshi Kanomata

Ni41Co9Mn31.5Ga18.5 is a magnetic Heusler alloy, which indicates metamagnetic transition at the reverse martensite transition. In this paper, caloric measurements were performed and discussed about magnetocaloric effect. We also performed magnetization measurements around Curie temperature TC in the martensite phase and analyzed by means of the spin fluctuation theory of itinerant electron magnetism. From the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements in zero fields, the value of the latent heat λ was obtained as 2.63 kJ/kg, and in magnetic fields the value was not changed. The entropy change ΔS was − 7.0 J/(kgK) in zero fields and gradually increases with increasing magnetic fields. The relative cooling power (RCP) was 104 J/kg at 2.0 T, which was comparable with In doped Ni41Co9Mn32Ga16In2 alloy.

Part of the book: Progress in Metallic Alloys

By Takuo Sakon, Naoki Fujimoto, Sho Saruki, Takeshi Kanomata, Hiroyuki Nojiri and Yoshiya Adachi

Ni41Co9Mn31.5Ga18.5 is a re-entrant and metamagnetic Heusler alloy. In order to investigate the magnetic functionality of polycrystalline Ni41Co9Mn31.5Ga18.5, magnetic field-induced strain (MFIS) measurements were performed. A 0.12% MFIS was observed at 340 K and 10 T. Strict MFISs between 330 and 370 K were observed. These magneto-structural variances acted in concert with the metamagnetic property observed by the magnetization measurements and magneto-caloric property observed by the caloric measurements in applied magnetic fields. The MFISs were proportional to the fourth power of the magnetization, and this result is in agreement with Takahashi’s spin fluctuation theory of itinerant electron magnetism. The investigation of time response of the MFIS was performed by means of water-cooled electric magnet, zero magnetic field to 1.66 T in 8.0 s at 354 K. A 2.2×10−4 MFIS was observed, which was 80% of the MFIS in a 60-s mode. This indicates that a high-speed transition has occurred on applying magnetic fields.

Part of the book: Shape-Memory Materials