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  • Open Access
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23 Pages

Enhanced Martensitic Transformation Enthalpy and Modified Magnetic Properties in a NiTi/NiFeGa Bilayer Composite Processed by High-Speed High-Pressure Torsion

  • Cristian Stefanescu,
  • Carmela Gurau,
  • Daniela Buruiana,
  • Mugurel Tolea,
  • Ilhame Assahsahi,
  • Felicia Tolea and
  • Gheorghe Gurau

11 July 2026

Hybrid shape-memory materials combining structural and magnetic functionalities offer new opportunities for tailoring functional responses through mechanical coupling between dissimilar phases. In this work, a NiTi/NiFeGa bilayer composite was fabric...

(This article belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,171 Views
15 Pages

29 October 2020

In this work, severe plastic deformation (SPD) of the newly designed Ti-Nb-Zr-Ta-Fe-O GUM metal was successfully conducted at room temperature using high speed high pressure torsion (HSHPT) followed by cold rolling (CR) to exploit the suitability of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Synthesis and Characterization of Biocompatible Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,553 Views
15 Pages

Magnetic Shape Memory Nanocomposites Assembled with High Speed High Pressure Torsion

  • Carmela Gurau,
  • Felicia Tolea,
  • Nicanor Cimpoesu,
  • Mihaela Sofronie,
  • Alina Cantaragiu Ceoromila,
  • Cristian Stefanescu and
  • Gheorghe Gurau

22 February 2024

When a severe plastic deformation (SPD) process is performed at high temperatures, it becomes more versatile. Designed originally for the bulk nanoconstruction of hard-to-deform alloys, high-speed high-pressure torsion (HSHPT) is an SPD method used i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanostructural Processing Effects in Shape Memory Alloys)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,569 Views
10 Pages

Structural Change in Ni-Fe-Ga Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys after Severe Plastic Deformation

  • Gheorghe Gurau,
  • Carmela Gurau,
  • Felicia Tolea and
  • Vedamanickam Sampath

17 June 2019

Severe plastic deformation (SPD) is widely considered to be the most efficient process in obtaining ultrafine-grained bulk materials. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the SPD process on Ni-Fe-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FS...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue High-Pressure Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,649 Views
9 Pages

Structural Characteristics of Multilayered Ni-Ti Nanocomposite Fabricated by High Speed High Pressure Torsion (HSHPT)

  • Gheorghe Gurau,
  • Carmela Gurau,
  • Francisco Manuel Braz Fernandes,
  • Petrica Alexandru,
  • Vedamanickam Sampath,
  • Mihaela Marin and
  • Bogdan Mihai Galbinasu

4 December 2020

It is generally accepted that severe plastic deformation (SPD) has the ability to produce ultrafinegrained (UFG) and nanocrystalline materials in bulk. Recent developments in high pressure torsion (HPT) processes have led to the production of bimetal...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hybrid Bulk Metal Components)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,787 Views
14 Pages

17 August 2021

This work focuses on the temperature evolution of the martensitic phase ε (hexagonal close packed) induced by the severe plastic deformation via High Speed High Pressure Torsion method in Fe57Mn27Si11Cr5 (at %) alloy. The iron rich alloy crystalline...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Physics)