Thermal expansion measurements have been performed on Fe3-xMnxSi alloy
s in the concentration range 1.2 less than or equal to x less than or
equal to 1.8 to study the effect of Mn-substitution on their thermal a
nd magnetic properties. A theoretical model has been used to determine
the vibrational and the magnetic contributions to thermal expansion,
specific heat and entropy and to obtain the various Gruneisen paramete
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