The phase transformation and magnetostriction of bulk Fe 73 Ga 27 and Fe 73 Ga 18 Zn 9 (at. %) ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMs) were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and a magnetostrictive-meter setup. For the Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy solution treated at 1100 C for 4 h and quenched in ice brine, the antiphase boundary segments of the D0 3 domain were observed in the A2 (disordered) matrix, and the Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy had an optimal magnetostriction (k k s ¼ 71 Â 10 À6 and k ? s ¼ À31 Â 10 À6 ). In Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy as-quenched, aged at 700 C for 24 h, and furnace cooled, D0 3 nanoclusters underwent phase transformation to an intermediate tetragonal phase (i.e., L1 0 -like martensite) via Bain distortion, and finally L1 2 (Fe 3 Ga) structures precipitated, as observed by TEM and XRD. The L1 0 -like martensite and L1 2 phases in the aged Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy drastically decreased the magnetostriction from positive to negative (k k s ¼ À20 Â 10 À6 and k ? s ¼ À8 Â 10 À6 ). However, in Fe 73 Ga 18 Zn 9 FSM alloy as-quenched and aged, the phase transformation of D0 3 to an intermediate tetragonal martensite phase and precipitation of L1 2 structures were not found. The results indicate that the aged Fe 73 Ga 18 Zn 9 FSM alloy maintained stable magnetostriction (k k s ¼ 36 Â 10 À6 and k ? s ¼ À31 Â 10 À6 ). Adding Zn can improve the ferromagnetic shape memory effect of aged Fe 73 Ga 18 Zn 9 alloy, which may be useful in application of the alloy in high temperature environments. V C 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx.The Fe-Ga (Galfenol) FSM alloy systems have received much attention because they exhibit both magnetic field induced strain and the magnetic shape memory effect. In addition, Fe-Ga alloys have high saturation magnetostriction in low applied magnetic fields, so the alloys have a potential application in magnetostrictive actuators and sensors. For bulk polycrystalline multiphase Fe-Ga alloys, A2, D0 3 , and L1 2 structures have been reported to coexist in rapidly quenched alloys 1 as well as in mechanically alloyed systems. 2 In the case of arc-melted alloys, a mixture of only two phases (A2 and D0 3 -type) has been observed. 3-5 From the above review, it is clear that the degree of ordering is likely to be very sensitive to the details of alloy production. 6,7 In this work, TEM study confirms that in Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy solution-treated at 1100 C for 4 h and quenched in ice brine (as-quenched), antiphase boundary segment (APBs) of the D0 3 domain were present in the A2 matrix. When the Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy was as-quenched and aged at 700 C for 24 h (as-quenched and aged), the D0 3 nanoclusters underwent phase transformation to an intermediate tetragonal phase (L1 0 -like martensite) via Bain distortion, and finally L1 2 structures precipitated, as demonstrated by TEM and XRD analyses. The L1 0 -like martensite and L1 2 structures in the aged Fe 73 Ga 27 FSM alloy drastically decreased the magnetostriction from positive to negative, as also confi...