Research Article

Reinforced, Extruded, Isotropic Magnetic Elastomer Composites: Fabrication and Properties

Table 3

Mechanical properties and cross-linking density of magnetorheological composites prepared by different producing methods.

SampleCarbonyl iron powder content [phr]Carbon black content [phr]SE100 [MPa]EB [%]TS [MPa]10−5 [mol/cm3]

Composites prepared using traditional rubber processing

Reference sample--2.9±0.1482±54.9±0.53.0±0.2
60-3.2±0.1294±46.0±0.62.9±0.3

Carbon black filled sample6053.4±0.2177±24.5±0.53.1±0.1
104.0±0.1160±75.0±0.63.7±0.2
154.6±0.1140±65.5±0.54.0±0.3
205.6±0.2137±98.0±0.35.0±0.2

Composites prepared using extrusion process

Reference sample--2.9±0.2492±115.2±0.63.0±0.2
60-3.5±0.1373±58.7±0.26.2±0.1

Carbon black filled sample6054.3±0.1232±47.2±0.36.8±0.2
104.9±0.1246±99.5±0.37.6±0.3
155.4±0.1227±810.4±0.38.7±0.4
205.9±0.1218±418.8±0.59.8±0.2

SE100: stress at 100% elongation;
EB: elongation at break;
TS: tensile strength;
γe: the crosslinking density of the vulcanizates in toluene.