MANUFACTURE AND TESTING OF ANISOTROPIC MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL ELASTOMERS

M. Królewicz, M. Przybylski, D. Lewandowski, J. Kaleta

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to present the manufacturing process of magnetically polarized (anisotropic) magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) and to investigate their magnetomechanical properties. The materials were based on a thermoplastic matrix, iron particles and additives which improved the plasticity of a resulting composite. A procedure was developed to create specimens with magnetic field-oriented microstructure. MRE with various chemical compositions were subjected to cyclic shearing with the use of a dedicated test stand. The results revealed that selected properties of magnetorheological elastomers differ markedly depending on the plasticity of the matrix.

Keywords

MRE, SMART materials, experimental mechanics, damping

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TC15 - Experimental Mechanics

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