Materials Science Forum, Vol.373-3, 333-336, 2001
Model and experimental study of giant magneto-mechanical effects in Ni2MnGa.
This report represents some new experimental results and the quantitative model describing large magneto-strain effect and main mechanical and magnetic properties observed in several ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys. The model application to giant magneto-strain effect recently found in some non-stoichiometric NiMnGa alloys is discussed.