“…To reduce the martensitic transformation temperature of the Ni 50 Mn 50 prototype alloy, the effect of Ga substitution for Mn was first explored. Figure 1a displays the DSC curves for the Ni 50 Mn 50−x Ga x (x = 0, 2, 4, 6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22) alloys. For the Ni 50 Mn 50 alloy, the martensitic transformation occurs at very high temperatures, i.e., M s = 971 K, M f = 930 K, A s = 974 K, and A f = 1022 K, being consistent with the results in the literature.…”