Influence of the particle size on the magnetorheological effect of magnetorheological elastomers

Autor: J. Winger, M. Schümann, A. Kupka, Stefan Odenbach
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 481:176-182
ISSN: 0304-8853
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.03.027
Popis: Magnetorheological elastomers are composite materials made of micron sized magnetic particles embedded in an elastomer matrix. By applying a magnetic field, the Young’s modulus of those materials can be controlled, which leads to the so-called magnetorheological effect and defines them as a smart material. In most papers dealing with magnetorheological elastomers, the particles are only specified by brand name and mean size, without mentions of the size distribution of the particles. Nevertheless, it is already known, that the particle size can have a significant impact on the magnetorheological effect. In this paper, magnetorheological effects of magnetorheological elastomers with iron particles of four different size fractions are compared. Size distributions have been analyzed using laser diffraction measurements and X-ray microtomography measurements. The results show a clear dependence of the magnetorheological effect on the particle size fraction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE