Magnetic carbonyl iron suspension with organoclay additive and its magnetorheological properties

Mpitloane Joseph Hato, Hyoung Jin Choi, Hyung Hoon Sim, Byung Oh Park, Suprakas Sinha Ray

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Abstract

Soft magnetic carbonyl iron (CI) based magnetorheological (MR) fluids containing three different loadings of submicron-sized organoclay were prepared. The MR characteristics were measured via rotational and oscillatory tests, in which the flow curves exhibited a non-Newtonian behaviour for all investigated samples. The dynamic yield stress change was measured as a function of magnetic field strength by adopting a linear fit of the relation of log (τy) proportional to log (H), which was originally applied for electrorheological fluids. The viscoelastic performances of the pure CI suspension and the CI/organoclay suspensions showed the existence of a solid-like character. The sedimentation ratio was also investigated to confirm the role of sub-micron organoclay particles on the MR properties, in which the dispersion stability of pure CI was improved with increasing the content of organoclay in the CI suspension.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)103-109
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume377
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbonyl iron
  • Magnetorheological fluid
  • Organoclay
  • Sedimentation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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