An interpretation of the kinetics of martensitic transformation in a Ni45Co5Mn36.5In13.5 alloy
An interpretation of the kinetics of martensitic transformation in a Ni45Co5Mn36.5In13.5 alloy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actamat.2014.08.018
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发表时间:
2014-12
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9.4
通讯作者:
T. Fukuda;T. Kakeshita;Yong-hee Lee
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作者:
T. Fukuda;T. Kakeshita;Yong-hee Lee
We investigated the kinetics of martensitic transformation (MT) using a Ni45Co5Mn36.5In13.5alloy. The MT start temperatureMsof this alloy decreases gradually with increasing applied magnetic field up to 1.5 T, andMsvanishes under 2 T. Under this magnetic field, the MT shows a clear C-curve in the time–temperature transformation (TTT) diagram. To understand this behavior, we evaluated the difference in the free energy Δgof the parent phase and the martensite phase by measuring the specific heat of the alloy. We found thatMslargely deviates from the equilibrium temperatureT0as the magnetic field increases. We also found that ΔgatMsincreases asMsdecreases. Using Δgthus evaluated and a thermal activation model for the nucleation of martensite, we calculated the TTT diagram for various magnetic field strengths so as to reproduce the experimentally obtained one. We estimated the size of the thermally activated cluster, which may be regarded as the nuclei of martensite, to be (5 nm)3.