Mechanical properties of silicone composites reinforced with micron- and nano-sized magnetic particles
P. Song, Z-J. Peng, Y-L. Yue, H. Zhang, Z. Zhang, Y-C. Fan
Vol. 7., No.6., Pages 546-553, 2013
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.51
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.51
Corresponding author: H. Zhang 
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT
Silicone composites filled with different-sized nickel particles were prepared. By applying a permanent magnet, both the micron- and nano-sized particles were found to distribute along the magnetic field direction, resulting in chain-like microstructures, which improved the key mechanical properties of the resultant samples effectively, compared to the samples with randomly-distributed particles. The composites were also tested under various magnetic field strengths. The samples with aligned particles showed larger improvements in shear storage modulus than those with random particles.
