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<正>Martensitic and magnetic transformation behaviors of Ni50Mnln,Ni45Co5MnIn and Ni42.5Co7.5MnIn Heusler alloys were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).The martensitic transformation starting temperature (Ms) decreases with increasing In composition, while the Curie temperatures (Tc) of the parent phase are almost independent in each alloy series.On the other hand,the addition of Co resulted in a decrease of the Ms and an increase of the Tc,and degree of the decline of Ms was accelerated by magnetic transformation of the parent phase.The Ms temperature change induced by magnetic field was also confirmed.It was found that the degree of Ms change is strongly related to entropy change by the martensitic transformation which shows a correlation with Tc-Ms.These behaviors can be qualitatively explained on the basis of thermodynamic considerations.