LaFe13 – xSix compounds non-destructive hydrogenation approaches development
D. Yu. Karpenkov1, 2, R. A. Makarin2, A. Yu. Karpenkov1, 3, A. V. Korotitskiy1,
T. A. Sviridova1, M. V. Zhelezniy1
1 National University of Science and Technology “MISiS”,
4 Leninsky prospect, 119049 Moscow, Russia
E-mail: karpenkov.dy@misis.ru; karpenkov_alex@mail.ru; akorotitskiy@gmail.com; tim-17@yandex.ru; markiron@mail.ru
2 Lomonosov Moscow State University,
1 Leninskie gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
E-mail: rodion.makaron@gmail.com
3 Tver State University,
33 Zhelyabova str., 170100 Tver, Russia
Solid-state magnetic cooling is proposed as a more reliable, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient alternative to gas-compression cooling. Among the rich variety of approaches to increase the cooling capacity of magnetic refrigerators, the use of multistimulus cycles stands out due to the more efficient utilisation of the interpole space of the magnetic system. The implementation of multistimulus cooling cycles implies the simultaneous impact of a magnetic field, which induces a phase transition in the refrigerant, and an external mechanical stress, which allows a fine tuning of the Curie temperature of the magnetocaloric material. A balance between mechanical (strength) and magnetic (adiabatic temperature change) characteristics is crucial. However, hydrogenated samples of the La(Fe, Si)13 alloys, which have a phase transition temperature near room temperature, are brittle. In this work we have tested the hydrogenation regimes that allow us to achieve the required values of compressive strain strength for successful application of samples of this family of materials in multistimulus magnetic cooling cycles. By direct measurements of the magnetocaloric effect and stress-strain curves for cast and hydrogenated LaFe11.6 – xSi1.4 (x = 0 – 3) alloys, the optimum content of the reinforcing phase of the solid solution of iron substitution by silicon in the bcc lattice was determined.
Keywords: magnetocaloric effect, metamagnetic phase transition, LaFe13 – xSix alloys, hydrogenation, mechanical properties.
DOI: 10.30791/0015-3214-2025-2-66-76