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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103-109 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
| Volume | 377 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Mar 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbonyl iron
- Magnetorheological fluid
- Organoclay
- Sedimentation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry