Magnetic and thermal characteristics of a magnetic shape memory alloy (Fe–Cr–Ni–Mn–Si–Co)

Abstract

The shape memory alloy made by melt-spinning method was heat treated in argon in order to investigate the influence of heat treatment on its magnetic property. The specimens after heat treatment were set into the vibration sample magnetometer and the hysteresis loops and the Curie point temperature were measured. It can be shown that temperature as was expected has a significant influence on the magnetic and a shape memory property of investigated material.