MAGNETIC MATERIAL WITH LARGE MAGNETIC-FIELD-INDUCED DEFORMATION
First Claim
1. A magnetic material, comprising:
- a polycrystalline porous structure of the solid magnetic material;
said porous structure comprising struts connected at nodes;
said struts having twin boundaries which extend transversely across an entire strut.
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Abstract
A magnetic materials construct and a method to produce the construct are disclosed. The construct exhibits large magnetic-field-induced deformation through the magnetic-field-induced motion of crystallographic interfaces. The construct is a porous, polycrystalline composite structure of nodes connected by struts wherein the struts may be monocrystalline or polycrystalline. If the struts are polycrystalline, they have a “bamboo” microstructure wherein the grain boundaries traverse the entire width of the strut. The material from which the construct is made is preferably a magnetic shape memory alloy, including polycrystalline Ni—Mn—Ga. The construct is preferably an open-pore foam. The foam is preferably produced with a space-holder technique. Space holders may be dissolvable ceramics and salts including NaAlO2.
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14 Claims
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1. A magnetic material, comprising:
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a polycrystalline porous structure of the solid magnetic material; said porous structure comprising struts connected at nodes; said struts having twin boundaries which extend transversely across an entire strut. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A magnetic material, comprising:
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a polycrystalline porous structure of the solid magnetic material; said porous structure comprising polycrystalline struts connected at nodes; said polycrystalline struts having grain boundaries which extend transversely across an entire strut. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A method for making a porous magnetic material which comprises infiltrating the material with a dissolvable ceramic or salt space-holder.
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