Near room temperature LaFe₁₁.₆Si₁.₄/PrₓCo₇ magnetocaloric composites with excellent mechanical and thermal properties

• Main Authors: Zhong, Xichun, Li, Yuanxin, Wu, Simeng, Wu, Yucai, Huang, Jiaohong, Liu, Cuilan, Yu, Hongya, Liu, Zhongwu, Zhong, Minglong, Zhong, Zhenchen, Ramanujan, Raju V.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Magnetic Entropy Change; Phase-Formation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164025
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

LaFe11.6Si1.4/10wt%PrxCo7 (x = 1, 2, 3, 5) magnetocaloric composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) and diffusion annealing. The phase composition, microstructure, magnetic, mechanical and thermal properties were studied. The addition of PrxCo7 binder can be used to tune the phase fra...