Magnetostriction and Field Stiffening of Magneto-Active Elastomers

• Published in: International journal of applied mechanics Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 1550001
• Main Authors: Han, Yi, Mohla, Akshi, Huang, Xiao, Hong, Wei, Faidley, Leann E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Imperial College Press 01.02.2015; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
• Subjects: Axial strain; Computer simulation; Deformation effects; Elastic deformation; Elastomers; Magnetic fields; Magnetic permeability; Magnetization; Magnetostriction; Microstructure; Stiffening; Magneto-active polymer; magneto-rheological elatomer; magnetostriction

Filled with certain amount of magnetic particles, an elastomer can be made magneto active for numerous applications. When a magneto-active elastomer (MAE) is subject to a homogeneous magnetic field, both magnetostriction and field-stiffening effect can be observed. Inspired by experimental observati...