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Magnetocaloric properties and magnetic cooling performance of low-cost Fe75−xCrxAl25 alloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2018

Vinay Sharma ,
Subhasish Pattanaik ,
Harshida Parmar  and
R.V. Ramanujan Open the ORCID record for R.V. Ramanujan [Opens in a new window]
Vinay Sharma
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), Nanomaterials for Energy and Energy-Water Nexus (NEW), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602, Singapore
Subhasish Pattanaik
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), Nanomaterials for Energy and Energy-Water Nexus (NEW), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602, Singapore
Harshida Parmar
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
R.V. Ramanujan*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), Nanomaterials for Energy and Energy-Water Nexus (NEW), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602, Singapore
*
Address all correspondence to R.V. Ramanujan at ramanujan@ntu.edu.sg
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Abstract

Low-cost, earth-abundant magnetocaloric materials (MCMs) are required for energy-efficient, green, and affordable magnetic cooling technology. We investigated the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of rare-earth-free Fe75−xCrxAl25 (19≤x≤25) arc-melted alloys. The Curie temperature (Tc) of these alloys could be tuned from 220 K up to room temperature by Cr additions. The relative cooling power/US$ was found to be superior to other promising MCMs. Fe50Cr25Al25 ball-milled powders, with an average particle size of ~25 nm, were used to prepare magnetic fluid. Maximum cooling (ΔT) of 5.4°C was observed for Fe50Cr25Al25-based fluids.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 988 - 994
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