Effect of Linear Velocity on Magneto-mechanical Properties of Ni-Mn-Ga-Based Melt-Spun Ribbons

Abstract The study brings original data on the effect of linear velocity during melt-spinning process on magneto-mechanical properties of Heusler Ni-Mn-Ga-based melt-spun ribbons. The research revealed that different linear velocity of the copper wheel had a significant impact on the ribbon's geometry resulting in distinct changes in magneto-mechanical properties. X-ray diffraction measurements were used to examine the phase composition, confirming the presence of L2 1 austenite phase. To assess the mechanical properties of the Ni-Mn-Ga-based melt-spun ribbons, cyclic bending experiments were conducted at a strain rate of 0.1 mm/s. Additionally, experiments involving magnetic field-induced bending were carried out in an external magnetic field ranging from 0 to 0.28 T. Finally, it was observed that there was a proportional relationship between the linear velocity of the copper wheel and magnetic field-induced ribbons deflection. Conversely, the dependence between linear velocity and mechanical bending load was found to be inversely proportional. Electron backscattered diffraction measurements revealed that melt-spun ribbons produced at high linear velocity of 18.5 m/s exhibited fine-grained microstructure in contrast to low linear velocity of 3 m/s. Based on these results it seems feasible to optimize the functional properties of the studied ribbons by varying the linear velocity of the melt-spinning process.