The ingots of Pr0.15TbxDy0.85-xFe2 （x=0.10-0.85） series compounds with a single phase were prepared -by a arc melting method. The X-ray diffraction patterns were measured using a Philips X’pert MPD X-ray diffractometer with a non-ambient sample stage at different temperatures, the magnetostrictive distortion in (Pr0.15TbxDy0.85-xFe2) polycrystals was investigated by X-ray diffraction patterns and the magnetostriction coefficient λ111 was calculated. The results show -when the temperature is raised above the spin reorientation temperature region, a splitting appears in the reflection （440）; the λ111 increase with the increasing of Tb content for (Pr0.15TbxDy0.85-xFe2) polycrystals and the full width at half maximum （FWHM） of the reflection （440） increases gradually with the increasing of Tb content. Moreover, as the FWHM of the reflection （440） decreases gradually with the increasing of temperature, the λ111 decreases slightly with the increasing of temperature at the temperature region of 223-373K for Pr0.15Tb0.3Dy0.55Fe2 alloy.
The influence of stresses on martensitic transformation in Ni50Mn19Fe6Ga25 melt-spun ribbons was studied. X-ray diffraction examination shows that the ribbon has a pure cubic L21 phase at room temperature and that the ribbom surface exhibits [100] preferentially oriented texture, while the [110] axis is about 45°tilted from the normal of the ribbon. By calculating the d spacing at different angles with the length direction of the ribbon, the tension was observed. It was found that the direction of the stress was along [010] direction of the oriented textured grains. During cooling, there is no obvious structural transition observed in as-spun ribbons. However, when the ribbons were annealed at 900 K for 24 h, the tension along [010] direction disappeared and the structural transition from cubic to tetragonal occurred obviously during cooling. It indicates that it is the tension along [010] direction to suppress the martensitic transformation in the as-spun ribbons.
