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Damping of magnetorheological elastomers

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The damping property of magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) is characterized by a modified dynamic mechanical-magnetic coupled analyzer. The influence of external magnetic flux density, damping of matrix, content of iron particles, dynamic strain and driving frequency on the MREs’ damping was investigated experimentally. The results indicate that the MREs’ damping property depends on the interfacial slip between the inner particles and the matrix. Different from the general composite materials, the interfacial slip in MRE is affected by the external applied magnetic field.

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China

    Lin Chen  (陈 琳) & Xing-long Gong  (龚兴龙)

  2. Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China

    Lin Chen  (陈 琳) & Xing-long Gong  (龚兴龙)

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Foundation item: Project(10672154) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(20050358010) supported by the SRFDP of China

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Chen, L., Gong, Xl. Damping of magnetorheological elastomers. J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. 15 (Suppl 1), 271–274 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-008-0361-8

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