Influence of composition of carbonyl iron particles on dynamic mechanical properties of magnetorheological elastomers

Magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) are known as smart materials. However, the magnetorheological (MR) effect of MRE is not high enough at present, which limits its engineering applications. Prior studies have shown that magneto-induced shear storage modulus and MR effect were mainly determined by the performance of the ferromagnetic particles. In this paper, MRE samples were prepared by carbonyl iron particles (CIP) of different compositions based on silicon rubber under external magnetic field. Their microstructures were observed using an optical digital microscope and a scanning electron microscope. The dynamic mechanical properties of MRE samples were measured using a modified dynamic mechanical analyzer under varying magnetic field strength and frequency. The results show that the carbon content of CIP have a greater impact on the dynamic mechanical properties of MRE. The magneto-induced shear storage modulus and MR effect can be increased by selecting CIP of low carbon content. In addition, the damping property is also significantly influenced by the carbon content of the CIP. This study is expected to provide guidance for fabrication of high performance MRE.     

Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Natural Rubber/Polypropylene Blends: Effect of Blend Ratios and Dynamic Vulcanization on Rheological,Thermal, Mechanical,and Morphological Properties

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) based on natural rubber (NR)/polypropylene (PP) with different blend ratios were prepared and studied. The TPEs were obtained by dynamic vulcanization of NR/PP using a sulfur (S)/N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolesulphenamide (TBBS) and tetramethylthiuram disulphide (TMTD) curative system during processing in the melt state in an internal mixer equipped with cam rotors. Rheological, thermal, mechanical, dynamic, and morphological properties of the TPEs prepared were investigated. Based on this study a mechanism for the NR crosslinking was proposed where the sulfur vulcanization occurs through radical substitution in the forms of polysulfide bridges. The dynamic vulcanization process increases the stiffness of the NR phase in the TPEs and modifies the rheological and thermal behavior of the system compared to the behavior of the basic material PP. The crosslinked NR particles restrict the spherulitic growth and the regular arrangement of the spherulites of PP phase, decreasing the crystallinity degree. On the other hand, a reduction of mobility of the chain segments was also observed and, consequently, an increase of the T_g values. NR/PP TPEs with high content of NR showed superior mechanical performance compared to the uncrosslinked NR/PP blends in terms of tensile strength, Young's modulus and hardness. An increase of approximately 320% in Young's modulus values was obtained for the NR70/PP30 TPE compared to NR70/PP30. Morphological studies revealed the formation of large aggregates of NR domains in NR/PP TPEs which increased in size with an increase of the rubber content.     

Dynamically Vulcanized Nitrile Butadiene Rubber/Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Terpolymer Blends Compatibilized by Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymer

Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) based on nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)/ acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) blends were prepared by dynamic vulcanization, and then compatibilized by styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS). The effects of SBS compatibilizer on mechanical properties, Mullins effect, and morphological properties of the TPVs were investigated systematically. Experimental results indicated that SBS had an excellent compatibilization effect on the dynamically vulcanized NBR/ABS TPVs. The tensile strength increased from 9.4 to 15.8 MPa and the elongation at break went through a maximum value when the dosage of SBS was only 1 phr. Mullins effect results showed that the compatibilized NBR/ABS TPV had relatively lower residual deformation and internal friction loss than the NBR/ABS TPV, indicating the improvement of elasticity. Morphology studies showed that the vulcanized NBR particles were dispersed evenly in the TPVs and the dimensions of NBR particles were decreased remarkably with the incorporation of SBS compatibilizer.     

Dynamically Vulcanized Cis-1,3-Butadiene Rubber/Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer/High- Impact Polystyrene Blends Compatibilized by Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymer

Compatibilized Cis-1,3-butadiene rubber (BR)/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA)/high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) thermoplastic blend vulcanizates (TPVs) were prepared by dynamic vulcanization, with TPVs being compatibilized by styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) block copolymer. The effects of SBS compatibilizer on mechanical, dynamic mechanical, and morphological properties of TPVs were investigated systematically. Experimental results indicated that the dynamically vulcanized BR/HIPS blends did not show an elastomeric behavior when the BR/HIPS blend ratio ranged from 30:70 to 70:30. However, the dynamically vulcanized BR/EVA/HIPS blends compatibilized with SBS showed obvious elastomeric behavior; thus SBS had a good compatibilization effect on BR/EVA/HIPS TPVs. The fractured surface morphology of compatibilized BR/EVA/HIPS TPV was relatively smooth, the interface interaction was strong, and there was no obvious micro-phase separation. BR particles were dispersed evenly in the etched surfaces of BR/EVA/SBS/HIPS TPV. A rubber process analyzer revealed that the storage modulus decreased significantly with increasing strain and the incorporation of compatibilizer SBS in TPVs weakened the Payne effect; the loss modulus showed a pronounced peak and tanδ increased continuously with increasing strain.     

Tuning the optical transmission through a homogeneous doped semiconductor film by applying an external magnetic field

We theoretically and numerically studied the transmission of light through a homogeneous doped semiconductor film with a Drude tensor in the presence of an external magnetic field. The magneto-induced homogeneous metal films are found to exhibit a magneto-induced light transparency due to cyclotron resonance. In particular, the surface plasmon (SP) resonance mode of the magneto-induced metal film move to higher frequencies with increasing magnetic field, bringing about large changes in the extraordinary light transmission peaks predicted to occur in such a magneto-induced semiconductor film.     

Effect of Cyclic Deformation on Magnetorheological Elastomers

采制备了铁颗粒含量分别是60%,70%和80%的三种材料,在应变幅值为50%,75%和100%的循环加载条件下,利用改进后的动态力学分析仪测试了循环加载后材料的储能模量和损耗模量. 结果显示铁颗粒含量为70%和80%的样品,其储能模量和损耗模量都和循环加载的幅值以及循环加载的次数有关,铁颗粒含量为80%样品受加载条件的影响尤其明显. 但铁颗粒含量为60%的样品,其性能却与循环加载的幅值和次数无关. 为了更好的研究磁流变弹性体受循环加载后的性能,样品还进行了准静态拉伸测试,并用扫描电镜对测试的样品进行了原位观察.     

Looking back at perpendicular magnetic recording R&D in NEC

This paper reports perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) circumstances and the results based on the reference published by NEC. The PMR flexible disks using Co-Cr-Ta films were investigated. Pass wear durability of Co-Cr-Ta film strongly depends on the base film surface roughness and Young's modulus values of Co-Cr-Ta films. Pass wear durability, more than 10 million passes, was confirmed under a high temperature (60 °C) and a high humidity (80% RH) condition, as well as a low temperature (5 °C) condition. The read/write characteristics for double-layered PMR media were examined by using a combination of a single-pole-type (SPT) write head and a magnetoresistive (MR) read head, and a conventional merged ring type inductive (ID) write head/MR read head. By differential equalization of the reproduced voltage, the bit error rate less than 10⁻⁶ at 3 Gb/in.² was obtained for the SPT/MR head combination. The antenna effect for PMR realization was analyzed using the merged ring type ID/MR head. In order to increase the magnetic circuit resistance from the ID head pole to the soft underlayer, we developed the sendust (FeAlSi) soft underlayer with low magnetic permeability. We confirmed that the recorded signal has better stability under the ID/MR head-loaded condition than the SPT head-loaded condition. These results show that there are the head and media solutions to realize PMR. We had confidence that we could use the basic structure of the commercial ID/MR head for the PMR head.     

Analysis and Verification on the Chain-like Model with Normal Distribution of Magnetorheological Elastomer

在磁流变弹性体链化模型的基础上,引入斜链夹角的正态分布,采用偶极子法从理论上分析了诸多因素对磁流变弹性体磁致剪切模量的影响,包括颗粒链的初始倾斜角、外加磁场强度、剪应变大小等,并进行了实验验证.     

In Situ Dynamic Vulcanization of Poly(Vinyl Chloride)/Acrylonitrile-butadiene Rubber Blends

Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) blends can be obtained through a dynamic vulcanization process as a melt-processible thermoplastic elastomer which produces parts that look, feel and perform like vulcanized rubber with the advantage of being processible as a thermoplastic material. In this study, a vulcanized thermoplastic was obtained by in situ dynamic vulcanization of PVC/NBR blends using a sulphur/ tetramethylthiuram disulphide (TMTD) and mercaptobenzothiazyl disulphide (MBTS) curative system during processing at the melt state. The blends were melt-mixed using a Haake Rheomix 600. The curing behavior of NBR was then investigated by a Monsanto rheometer. The thermal analyses were performed and the cross-linking at different mixing times was calculated using DSC. FT-IR was also performed for characterization of the blends. The cross-link densities of the samples were measured by a swelling method. The degree of cure increases with the mixing time. The cross-linking formation was verified through the formation of C─ S bonds in the blends.     

Real-time Monitoring the Vulcanization of EPDM Rubber with Ultrasound: A Study on the Reaction Kinetics

In an attempt to study the reaction kinetics of ethylene–propylene–diene (EPDM) rubber, using a noninvasive and nondestructive ultrasonic technique, several compounds varying with amounts of sulfur and accelerator were prepared. A relationship between the calibrated ultrasonic velocity and the change of molecular structure during vulcanization was investigated and described by an exponential equation. The resulting characteristic parameters, related to the cure degree and rate, were obtained through the data fitting. The experimental results showed that with the increase of content of sulfur and accelerator, the cure degree increased, but the reaction rate constant decreased.     

Elasticity and anelasticity of microcrystalline aluminum samples having various deformation and thermal histories

The effect of the amplitude of vibrational deformation on the elastic modulus and internal friction of microcrystalline aluminum samples produced by equal-channel angular pressing was studied. The samples have various deformation and thermal histories. The elastic and inelastic (microplastic) properties of the samples are investigated. As the degree of plastic deformation increases, the Young’s modulus E, the amplitude-independent decrement δ_i, and the microplastic flow stress σ increase. As the annealing temperature increases, the quantities δ_i and σ decrease noticeably and the modulus E exhibits a more complex behavior. The experimental data are discussed under the assumption that the dislocation mobility depends on both the spectrum of point defects and the internal stresses, whose level is determined by the degree of plastic deformation and the temperature of subsequent annealing. The concept of internal stresses is also used to analyze the data on the effect of the degree of deformation and annealing on the rupture strength of the samples.     

Zinc Dimethacrylate-Reinforced Thermoplastic Vulcanizates Based on Chlorinated Polyethylene Rubber/Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

A chlorinated polyethylene rubber (CPE)/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) (weight ratio = 70/30) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) was prepared by dynamic vulcanization, with the TPV being reinforced by various amounts of zinc dimethacrylate (ZDMA). The effects of ZDMA content on the mechanical and morphological properties of the TPVs were investigated. Experimental results indicated that dynamically vulcanized CPE/EVA blends without ZDMA showed an elastomeric behavior when the CPE/EVA weight ratio ranged from 90/10 to 50/50. The mechanical properties of dynamically vulcanized CPE/EVA blends were enhanced remarkably by the incorporation of ZDMA, especially when the ZDMA content was 5 phr. The fracture surface morphology of the reinforced CPE/EVA TPVs was relatively rough and drawn fibers could be found clearly. There were many ZDMA particles dispersed on the etched surface of the reinforced CPE/EVA TPVs with diameters of below about 10 μm. Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS) results showed that the ZDMA particles were coated with CPE, the ZDMA particles being surrounded by a large number of small crosslinked CPE particles with diameters of 1 μm.     

Enhancing mechanical properties of prevulcanized natural rubber latex via hybrid radiation and peroxidation vulcanizations at various irradiation doses

At present, there are three popular vulcanization processes being used in natural rubber latex industries, which are sulfur, radiation and peroxide vulcanization. Sulfur vulcanization produced products with superior mechanical properties compared to radiation and peroxide vulcanization. This paper discussed the effect of gamma irradiation dose on hybrid radiation and peroxidation vulcanizations in improving the mechanical properties of radiation vulcanized natural rubber latex (RVNRL). Latex compounding formulations are developed based on 2.5?parts per hundred rubber (phr) of hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) as the sensitizer, 0.1?phr of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHPO) as the co-sensitizer and 2.5?phr of Aquanox LP antioxidant. The RVNRL was prepared and irradiated at various gamma radiation doses of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12?kiloGray (kGy). The rubber film obtained from irradiation at 6?kGy had tensile strength, modulus @ 500% and modulus @ 700% of 27.0, 3.0 and 11.0?MPa, respectively, which is more than 37% increment compared to the control film. Besides, the crosslink percentage of the rubber film showed 4% increment from 90% to 94%.     

Properties and Structure of Dynamically Vulcanized TPU/EVM Blends

The preparation of dynamically vulcanized TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane)/EVM (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer rubber) blends and the effect of two peroxide curing agents, DCP (dicumyl peroxide) and BIPB (bis(tert-butyl peroxy isopropyl)benzene) on the mechanical properties, hot air aging, and oil resistance were investigated. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), phase-contrast microscopy (PCM), and magnetic resonance crosslink density spectroscopy (MR-CDS) were used to analyze the curing reaction, phase structure, and crosslink density of dynamic vulcanizates. The results showed that the optimum parameters for dynamically vulcanized TPU/EVM by peroxide-DCP or BIPB in a HAAKE rheometer were: mixing temperature 140–150°C and rotor speed 30 rpm. The mechanical properties and oil resistance of these blends were improved by dynamic vulcanization. It was found that BIPB is a better curing agent than DCP for the dynamic vulcanization of TPU/EVM and its optimum content was 0.8 phr in the blend. FTIR spectra showed EVM and TPU could both be cured by peroxide in the blend and the curing reaction occurred at -CH₂- groups that were linked with -C- instead of -O- and -CH₃ groups in the blend. PCM photographs showed that dynamically vulcanized TPU/EVM blends had “sea-island” phase structure when the curing agent content was low and it had “interlocked/co-continuous” phase structure as the curing agent content was increased. The spin-lattice relaxation constant, T_21, measured with MR-CDS proved that the crosslink density of the cured blends increased with increasing curing agent content.     

TiN/SiC纳米多层膜的生长结构与力学性能

研究了TiN/SiC纳米多层膜中立方SiC（B1cubic SiC）的形成及其对TiN/SiC多层膜力学性能的影响.结果表明：在TiN/SiC多层膜中，非晶态的SiC层在厚度小于0.6nm时形成立方结构并与TiN形成共格外延生长的超晶格柱状晶，使多层膜产生硬度和弹性模量显著升高的超硬效应，最高硬度超过60GPa.SiC随着层厚的增加转变为非晶相，从而阻止了多层膜的共格外延生长，使薄膜呈现TiN纳米晶和SiC非晶组成的层状结构特征，同时多层膜的硬度和弹性模量下降.TiN/SiC纳米多层膜产生的超硬效应与立方 关键词： 立方碳化硅 TiN/SiC纳米多层膜 外延生长 超硬效应     

Dynamically Vulcanized Styrene-Butadiene Rubber/Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer/High Impact Polystyrene Blends Compatibilized by Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymer

Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) based on styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)/ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA)/high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) blends were prepared by dynamic vulcanization, and the TPVs was compatibilized by styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS). The effects of SBS compatibilizer on mechanical, dynamic mechanical, and morphological properties of the TPVs were investigated systemically. Experimental results indicate that SBS had a good compatibilization effect on the SBR/EVA/HIPS TPVs. The tensile strength went through a maximum value at a compatibilizer resin content of 6 phr, and the elongation at break and tear strength increased with increasing SBS content. Morphology study shows that the vulcanized SBR particles were dispersed in the HIPS matrices. A rubber process analyzer reveals that the elastic modulus increased with increasing frequency and the incorporation of EVA in the TPVs led to the obvious decrease of elastic modulus; however, the further addition of compatibilizer SBS affected the elastic modulus less. The tan δ decreased continuously with increasing frequency. The addition of SBS in the TPVs led to enhanced hysteresis behavior and relatively high tan δ.     

Kinetic characteristics of subterahertz phonons in optically transparent Y<Subscript>3</Subscript>Al<Subscript>5</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> ceramics with twinning elements in their structure

The relationship between the kinetic characteristics of subterahertz thermal phonons and the structural features of grains and grain boundaries in optically transparent yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) ceramics is investigated. The effect of plastic deformation on the formation of the structure of cubic oxide ceramics is analyzed. It is shown that the main mechanism of plastic deformation responsible for the formation of natural crystallographic boundaries in samples is the twinning effect.     

Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber Blends Prepared Via Dynamic Vulcanization

Dynamically vulcanized blends based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) were prepared and characterized. The mixing torque and dynamic rheology analyses showed that the NBR phase increased the viscosity of the blends. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that the NBR phase was in the form of spherical particles dispersed in the PVDF phase during dynamic vulcanization. Comparing PVDF-rich and NBR-rich blends, the size of the rubber particles in the NBR-rich blends were larger than those in PVDF-rich blends. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results showed that the addition of the NBR phase reduced the PVDF crystallinity and T_m. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) results showed that the dynamically vulcanized PVDF/NBR blends had a higher residual char mass than the neat PVDF and NBR. For PVDF-rich blends, the PVDF can be highly toughened by NBR; the Izod impact strength of the PVDF/NBR (70/30) blend was 77.5 kJ/m², which was about six times higher than that of pure PVDF. For rubber-rich blends, the PVDF component was beneficial to the mechanical properties of the blends, which can be used as thermoplastic elastomers.     

Mechanical and electrical properties of radiation-vulcanized natural rubber latex with waste eggshell powder as bio-fillers

ABSTRACT

This work investigated the mechanical, physical, morphological, and electrical (volume) resistivity properties of radiation-vulcanized natural rubber latex (RVNRL) with additions of waste eggshell (WES) powder, which contained primarily CaCO₃ (calcite). The results showed that increasing gamma irradiation doses from 0 to 30?kGy in 10-kGy increments led to decreases in the swelling ratio and elongation at break but increases in the crosslink density, tensile modulus at 500% elongation, and tensile strength of the composites. The results also suggested that increasing the WES contents from 0 to 2, 4, or 6 parts per hundred parts of rubber by weight (phr) in the composites improved the tensile modulus at 500% elongation, tensile strength, hardness (Shore A), and electrical (volume) resistivity. In addition, after undergoing thermal aging at 70°C for 96?h, the tensile modulus and hardness (Shore A) increased, while the tensile strength and elongation at break decreased. This work also compared the properties of WES/RVNRL with commercial CaCO₃/RVNRL samples at the same 4-phr content. The results indicated that both composites had similar tensile properties, implying possible replacement of commercial CaCO₃ with WES powder as an effective reinforcing filler in RVNRL.     

Enhancement in Magnetorheological Effect of Magnetorheological Elastomers by Surface Modification of Iron Particles

为了研制具有高磁流变效应的磁流变弹性体,从新的化学修饰的角度制备了各向异性的橡胶基磁流变弹性体. 阴离子表面活性剂、非离子表面活性剂和复合表面活性剂等三种不同类型的表面活性剂分别用于修饰铁颗粒. 使用力磁耦合动态测试仪测量磁流变弹性体的动态剪切模量,并计算材料的磁流变效应. 测试结果表明,当Span 80的含量为15%时,材料的相对磁流变效应可达到188%,除了表面活性外,Span 80的增塑效应也有利于相对磁流变效应的增加. 当使用具有强表面活性的复合表面活性剂修饰铁颗粒时,用量只需0.4%,便可使相对