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An experimental study of magnetorheological fluids on electrical conductivity property

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Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) are smart materials made by base fluid, magnetizable particles, and stabilizer additives. A series of samples on varying of silicone oil, carbonyl iron particles, and oleic acid were prepared to investigate the stability of sedimentation and electrical conductivity property. Experimental results showed that the sample with mole ratio of oleic acid and carbonyl iron particles is two has the smallest saturation resistance, fastest response to external field, and the best stability of sedimentation. Further investigations suggested that low silicone oil viscosity and suitable amount carbonyl iron particles were desirable for enhance the electrical conductivity property of MRFs.

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The work was financially supported by China Three Gorges University Talent Start-up Funds Nos. KJ2014B079 and KJ2014B080, Scientific Research Project of Yichang City No. A16-302-a14, as well as Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Funds (GRF) No. CityU 11301215.

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    Xiongbo Yang, Yaqian Hou, Hao Wu & Ruizhen Xu

  2. College of Electrical Engineering and New Energy, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China

    Yuehua Huang

  3. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Ruizhen Xu & Paul K. Chu

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Yang, X., Huang, Y., Hou, Y. et al. An experimental study of magnetorheological fluids on electrical conductivity property. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 8130–8135 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6519-0

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