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Self healing by Cu precipitation in deformed Fe-Cu-B-N-C

Zhang, S. (author), Langelaan, G. (author), Schut, H. (author), Brück, E. (author), Van der Zwaag, S. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author)

Steels are among the most widely used construction materials as their mechanical properties can be tuned over a very wide range of desired combinations of strength formability and other properties. However, when exposed for long times to high temperatures steel components can exhibit premature and low-ductility creep fracture, which arises from...

conference paper 2013

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Self healing by Cu precipitation in deformed Fe-Cu-B-N-C

Zhang, S. (author), Langelaan, G. (author), Schut, H. (author), Brück, E. (author), Van der Zwaag, S. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author)

Steels are among the most widely used construction materials as their mechanical properties can be tuned over a very wide range of desired combinations of strength formability and other properties. However, when exposed for long times to high temperatures steel components can exhibit premature and low-ductility creep fracture, which arises from...

conference paper 2013

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Enhancing the creep life of steels by self-healing through dynamic in-service precipitation

Langelaan, G. (author), Zhang, S. (author), Brück, E. (author), Van der Zwaag, S. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author)

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conference paper 2013

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Autonomous Repair Mechanism of Creep Damage in Fe-Au and Fe-Au-B-N Alloys

Zhang, S. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Tichelaar, F.D. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author), Kuzmina, M. (author), Herbig, M. (author), Raabe, D. (author), Brück, E. (author), Van der Zwaag, S. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author)

The autonomous repair mechanism of creep cavitation during high-temperature deformation has been investigated in Fe-Au and Fe-Au-B-N alloys. Combined electron-microscopy techniques and atom probe tomography reveal how the improved creep properties result from Au precipitation within the creep cavities, preferentially formed on grain boundaries...

journal article 2015

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Giant magnetocaloric effects by tailoring the phase transitions

Brück, E.H. (author), Trung, N.T. (author), Zhang, L. (author), Caron, L. (author), Buschow, K.H.J. (author)

The MnCoGe alloy can crystallize in either the hexagonal Ni2In- or the orthorhombic TiNiSi-type of structure. In both phases MnCoGe behaves like a typical ferromagnet with a second-order magnetic phase transition. For MnCoGeBx with B on interstitial positions, we discover a giant magnetocaloric effect associated with a single first-order...

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High/low-moment phase transition in hexagonal Mn-Fe-P-Si compounds

Dung, N.H. (author), Zhang, L. (author), Ou, Z.Q. (author), Zhao, L. (author), Van Eijck, L. (author), Mulders, A.M. (author), Avdeev, M. (author), Suard, E. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E. (author)

Using high-resolution neutron diffraction measurements for Mn-rich hexagonal Mn-Fe-P-Si compounds, we show that the substitution of Mn for Fe on the 3f sites results in a linear decrease of the Fe/Mn(3f) magnetic moments, while the Mn(3g) magnetic moments remain constant. With increasing temperature, the Mn(3g) magnetic moments show almost no...

journal article 2012

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Tuning the phase transition in transition-metal-based magnetocaloric compounds

Miao, X.F. (author), Caron, L. (author), Roy, P. (author), Dung, N.H. (author), Zhang, L. (author), Kockelmann, W.A. (author), De Groot, R.A. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E. (author)

Neutron-diffraction experiments on the (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si)-type compounds have shown a site preference of Si atoms in the hexagonal structure. The degree of ordering of Si depends on the Si/P ratio, while it is independent of the Mn/Fe ratio. The ferromagnetic-paramagnetic magnetoelastic transition is closely related to the size of the magnetic...

journal article 2014

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From first-order magneto-elastic to magneto-structural transition in (Mn,Fe)1.95P0.50Si0.50 compounds

Dung, N.H. (author), Zhang, L. (author), Ou, Z.Q. (author), Brück, E. (author)

We report on structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of MnxFe1.95?xP0.50Si0.50 (x???1.10) compounds. With increasing the Mn:Fe ratio, a first-order magneto-elastic transition gradually changes into a first-order magneto-structural transition via a second-order magnetic transition. The study also shows that thermal hysteresis can be...

journal article 2011

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From single- to double-first-order magnetic phase transition in magnetocaloric Mn1−xCrxCoGe compounds

Trung, N.T. (author), Biharie, V. (author), Zhang, L. (author), Caron, L. (author), Buschow, K.H.J. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

Substitution of some Cr for Mn atoms in MnCoGe was employed to control the magnetic and structural transitions in this alloy to coincide, leading to a single first-order magnetostructural transition from the ferromagnetic to the paramagnetic state with a giant magnetocaloric effect observed near room temperature. Further increase in the Cr...

journal article 2010

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Magnetic properties of Dy nanoparticles and Al2O3-coated Dy nanocapsules

Liu, X.G. (author), Or, S.W. (author), Li, B. (author), Ou, Z.Q. (author), Zhang, L. (author), Zhamg, Q. (author), Geng, D.Y. (author), Yang, F. (author), Li, D. (author), Brück, E.H. (author), Zhang, Z.D. (author)

journal article 2010

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Effect of carbon on copper precipitation in deformed Fe-based alloys studied by positron annihilation spectroscopy

Zhang, S. (author), Schut, H. (author), Brück, E. (author), Van der Zwaag, S. (author), Van Dijk, N.H. (author)

The role of deformation-induced defects and carbon addition on the copper precipitation during aging at 550 oC is investigated in high-purity Fe-Cu-B-N-C alloy samples by Coincidence Doppler Broadening. In samples with 0% and 8% cold pre-strain, the influence of tensile pre-deformation on the precipitation kinetics of copper is studied. The...

journal article 2013

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Magnetocaloric effect in the (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) system: From bulk to nano

Zhang, F. (author), Taake, Chris (author), Huang, B. (author), You, X. (author), Ojiyed, Hamutu (author), Shen, Q. (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), Caron, Luana (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

In the field of nanoscale magnetocaloric materials, novel concepts like micro-refrigerators, thermal switches, microfluidic pumps, energy harvesting devices and biomedical applications have been proposed. However, reports on nanoscale (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si)-based materials, which are one of the most promising bulk materials for solid-state...

journal article 2022

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Nonlinear influence of excess Mn on the magnetoelastic transition in (Mn,Cr)₂Sb

Shen, Q. (author), Batashev, I. (author), Ojiyed, Hamutu (author), Zhang, F. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

The influence of excess Mn on the magnetoelastic ferromagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic transition T_t in the magnetocaloric compound (Mn,Cr)₂Sb has been studied. With increasing excess Mn the magnetoelastic transition temperature for (Mn,Cr)₂Sb initially increases and then decreases. This trend is accompanied by a...

journal article 2022

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Enhanced reversibility of the magnetoelastic transition in (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) alloys via minimizing the transition-induced elastic strain energy

Miao, Xuefei (author), Gong, Yong (author), Zhang, F. (author), You, Yurong (author), Caron, Luana (author), Qian, Fengjiao (author), Xu, Feng (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

Magnetocaloric materials undergoing reversible phase transitions are highly desirable for magnetic refrigeration applications. (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) alloys exhibit a giant magnetocaloric effect accompanied by a magnetoelastic transition, while the noticeable irreversibility causes drastic degradation of the magnetocaloric properties...

journal article 2022

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Effect of Co and Ni doping on the structure, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Fe-rich (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) compounds

Kiecana, A. (author), Batashev, I. (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Pieter, L. (author), Zhang, F. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

The effect of Co and Ni doping on the structure, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Fe-rich (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) compounds was studied. With increasing Co and Ni content, both the Curie temperature (T_c) and the thermal hysteresis (ΔT_hys) decreased, whereas the hexagonal P-62 m crystal structure was maintained...

journal article 2022

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Impact of F and S doping on (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) giant magnetocaloric materials

Zhang, F. (author), Batashev, I. (author), Shen, Q. (author), Wu, Z. (author), Smith, Ronald I. (author), de Wijs, Gilles A. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

The quarternary (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si)-based materials with a giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE) at the ferromagnetic transition T_C are promising bulk materials for solid-state magnetic refrigeration. In the present study we demonstrate that doping with the light elements fluorine and sulfur can be used to adjust T_C...

journal article 2022

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Impact of W doping on Fe-rich (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) based giant magnetocaloric materials

Zhang, F. (author), Smits, Sebastian (author), Kiecana, A. (author), Batashev, I. (author), Shen, Q. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

The influence of doping with the 5d transition metal W has been studied in the quaternary (Mn,Fe)₂(P,Si) based giant magnetocaloric compounds, which is one of the most promising systems for magnetic refrigeration. It is found that W substitution can separately decrease the Curie temperature T_C and retain the thermal...

journal article 2023

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Magnetoelastic transition and negative thermal expansion of Fe₂Hf_0.83Ta_0.17 ribbons

Shen, Q. (author), Zhang, F. (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

In this work, the magnetocaloric effect and negative thermal expansion in melt-spun Fe₂Hf_0.83Ta_0.17 Laves phase alloys were studied. Compared to arc-melted alloys, which undergo a first-order magnetoelastic transition from the ferromagnetic to the antiferromagnetic phase, melt-spun alloys exhibit a second...

journal article 2023

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Impact of fast-solidification on all-d-metal NiCoMnTi based giant magnetocaloric Heusler compounds

Zhang, F. (author), Wu, Z. (author), Wang, Jianlin (author), Wu, Zhenduo (author), Zhao, C. (author), Eijt, S.W.H. (author), Schut, H. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

Recently, the all-d-metal Ni(Co)MnTi based Heusler compounds are found to have a giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE) near room temperature and manifest different functionalities like multicaloric effects, which can be employed for solid-state refrigeration. However, in comparison to other traditional Heusler compounds, the relatively large...

journal article 2024

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Competing magnetic interactions, structure and magnetocaloric effect in Mn₃Sn_1-xZn_xC antiperovskite carbides

Kiecana, A. (author), Schaefers, W. (author), Thijs, M. (author), Dankelman, B.J.R. (author), Ojiyed, H. (author), Batashev, I. (author), Zhang, F. (author), van Dijk, N.H. (author), Brück, E.H. (author)

Structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Mn₃Sn_1-_xZn_xC antiperovskite carbides have been studied. With increasing Zn content the first-order magnetic transition (FOMT) is weakened. The Curie temperature (T_C) reduces first from 273 to 197 K and when x > 0.3, T_C...

journal article 2023