%0 Journal Article
%T Mechanical properties of silicone composites reinforced with micron- and nano-sized magnetic particles
%A H. Zhang
%A P. Song
%A Z-J. Peng
%A Z. Zhang
%J eXPRESS Polymer Letters
%D 2013
%I Budapest University of Technology
%R 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.51
%X 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.
%K Polymer composites
%K Rubber
%K Mechanical properties
%K Alignment
%U http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0004292&mi=cd