Experimental Analysis of Magneto-Rheological Elastomer
Experimental Analysis of Magneto-Rheological Elastomer
Experimental Analysis of Magneto-Rheological Elastomer
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Abstract:
This paper presents the experimental and analytical modal analysis of a magneto-rheological
elastomer. The effective material and geometrical properties are measured, and the dynamic behaviour is
investigated through testing. Fabrication of isotropic and anisotropic magneto-rheological elastomers
with different percentages of iron particles are carried out. Also two numbers of silicon elastomer in
which one having steel net kept layer by layer in place of iron particles during pouring of liquid silicon
elastomer in mould, other is simple silicon elastomer without iron particle or steel net are fabricated.The
modal analysis of all samples are being analyzed using FFT analyser. And transmissibility and
amplitudes of all samples are compared with respect to load. A comparative study has been made
between different samples of MREs using results and comparisons obtained using experimental method.
Keywords Smart material, Magneto-rheological elastomer, Transmissibility
I INTRODUCTION
Recently, a very attractive and effective semiactive absorbers featuring magneto-rheological
(MR) materials such as MR fluids (MRFs) or MR
elastomers (MREs) have been proposed by many
investigators. These absorbing devices based on
MR technique have a number of attractive
characteristics for use in vibration control, such as
fast response characteristic to magnetic field, wide
control bandwidth and compact size. MR materials
include MRFs, MR foams and MREs, whose
rheological properties can be controlled by the
application of an external magnetic field. The most
common MR material is MRFs, which is
magnetically polarizable particles suspended in
viscous fluids. Since their invention in 1948, MRF
technique has made significant advancements. The
MRFs have been proved to be commercially viable
and well suited for many applications, such as the
automotive suspension vibration control, the
earthquake resistance, clutch.
Solid analogs of MRFs and MREs can avoid
those disadvantages such as settling of particles
normally associated with MRFs. MREs include a
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In
order
to
shear
the
magnetorheologicalelastomer under a magnetic
field extra force must be exerted to break the cluster
of chains/fibrils.
II. FABRICATION OF MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL ELASTOMERS
For preparation of MRE, different types of
rubbers were available in market. While selecting a
particular type of rubber, its properties and
availability were considered. In this work RTV
Sylgards184 silicone elastomer (made from Dow
corning Ltd. Powai, Mumbai) was selected due to
its inherent advantages like it cures at constant rate,
regardless of sectional thickness degree of
confinement, works in wide temperature range that
is from -45C to 200C, post curing is not require at
any condition, available easily, shrinkage is
minimum at the timing of curing, no exothermal
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TABLE 1
FABRICATION OF MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL ELASTOMERS
Sa
mpl
e
Sample
Type
Isotropi
c MRE
Anisotr
opic
MRE
Isotropi
c MRE
Anisotr
opic
MRE
Isotropi
c MRE
Anisotr
opic
MRE
Elasto
mer
with
steel
net
3
4
5
6
Total
weig
ht of
samp
le
Total
weig
ht
after
curin
g
Liqui
d Si
Rubbe
r
Curin
g
agent
Si
oil
Iron
parti
c-le
Curi
ng
time
in
Hrs.
100
10
10
15
48
135
240
100
10
25
30
48
165
260
50
50
350
48
455
470
50
10
48
85
120
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steel
net
wt.
= 20
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TABLE 2
RESULTS OF ALL SAMPLES
1.6
Isotropic 15
gm
1.4
Anisotropic
15gm
1.2
Isotropic 30
gm
Anisotropic
30 gm
Sampl
e
Frequen
cy.
Load
Zero
1
48.3
10N
20N
Zero
48.3
10N
20N
Zero
48.3
10N
20N
Zero
48.3
10N
20N
Zero
48.3
10N
20N
Zero
48.3
10N
20N
Zero
48.3
10N
20N
Amplitude
Transmi
ssi-bility
% of
vibration
absoptio
n
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
Upper
Lower
7.13
9.58
6.89
9.43
6.78
9.29
6.91
9.48
6.89
9.42
6.66
9.01
6.48
9.19
6.41
9.28
6.39
9.31
5.26
9.06
5.12
8.34
5.55
8.92
7.38
9.31
7.27
9.19
6.74
8.57
6.77
8.67
6.39
8.16
5.71
7.28
7.19
9.31
7.08
9.19
6.59
8.57
1.3436
25.574
1.3687
26.935
1.3702
27.018
10
20
30
27.110
1.3672
26.858
1.3529
26.082
1.4182
29.489
1.4477
30.927
1.4570
31.364
1.7224
41.943
1.6289
38.609
1.6072
37.780
1.2615
20.730
1.2641
20.892
1.2715
21.354
1.2806
21.915
1.2770
21.691
Isotropic 15
gm
7.5
7
Anisotropic
15gm
6.5
6
Isotropic 30
gm
5.5
5
0
1.2750
21.566
1.2949
22.771
1.2980
22.960
1.3005
23.104
10
20
30
Anisotropic
30 gm
10
9.5
9
8.5
8
7.5
7
Isotropic 15
gm
Anisotropic
15gm
Isotropic 30
gm
0
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20
30
Anisotropic
30 gm
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