Exploring the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of PLA composite filaments of Mn0.5Fe0.5Ni0.95Cr0.05Si0.95Al0.05 for additive manufacturing

We performed an experimental study on the structural and magnetocaloric properties of PLA-based composite filaments of Mn0.5Fe0.5Ni0.95Cr0.05Si0.95Al0.05. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that the as-cast powder and the extruded filament composites exhibited the mixed hexagonal and orthorhombic...

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Main Authors: Ashika Bhatta, Thomas F. McKenzie, Jemma R. DeFeo, Jacob Casey, Venkateswara Yenugonda, Shakhzodkhon Mukaddaskhonov, Gejla Toromani, Arjun K. Pathak, Mahmud Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2025-03-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/9.0000942
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Summary:We performed an experimental study on the structural and magnetocaloric properties of PLA-based composite filaments of Mn0.5Fe0.5Ni0.95Cr0.05Si0.95Al0.05. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that the as-cast powder and the extruded filament composites exhibited the mixed hexagonal and orthorhombic crystal structures at room temperature. The dc magnetization data showed that all samples exhibited the first-order magnetic phase transition near room temperature. The entropy changes evaluated from the isothermal magnetization data peaked at 301 K for the powder sample and 322 K for the filament with 57 wt. % powder during warming. For a field change of 5 T, peak entropy changes of −5.5 J kg−1 K−1 and −1.2 J kg−1 K−1 were observed for powder and filament, respectively. The results suggested that PLA-composite additive manufacturing may be a promising technique for producing magnetocaloric coolants from brittle materials.
ISSN:2158-3226