MR-Fluid

Basonetic® 4035

Technical
Information
Dr. Kieburg
BASF SE
Metal Systems
G-CA/MM – E 100
67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
christoffer.kieburg@basf.com
Rev 0 2010
Basonetic® 4035
MR-fluid for damper-type applications

- Low viscosity at low temperatures

- Low sedimentation
- Easily to redisperse.

 Magnetizable content: 26.6 vol.% Carbonyl Iron Powder

 Base Fluid: Poly-α-olefin
 Density: 2.68 g/cm3 (25°C)
 Temperature Range: -40 °C to + 120 °C

Note:
- Use in sealed devices
- Carefully homogenize before device filling operations

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Basonetic® 4035
Property Table

Quantity Value

Density at T = 25 °C [g/cm³] 2.68

Flash point [°C] 160

Sedimentation stability after 28 days at 25 °C [% supernatant] 3.8

0.7
Ease of redispersibility after 28 days at 25 °C [mJ]
( excellent )

shear stress at B = 0 T and an apparent shear rate of 1000 s-1, T = 40 °C [Pa] 120± 3

Shear stress at B = 0.7 T at shear rate 100 s-1 and T = 40 °C [kPa] (steel) 44 ± 3

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Basonetic® 4035 – Off-state shear
stress – temperature dependence
1E+3
(l) Shear stress [Pa]

1E+2

Concentric cylinder
(CC27, Anton Paar )

-1
shear rate 1000 s

(BASF method # 10)

1E+1
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Temperature [°C]
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Basonetic® 4035
On- and off-state flow curves (shear-mode)

1E+2
B (T)
1,1 T
0,6 T
0,4 T
1E+1
True shear stress [kPa]

0,2 T

0,1 T
1E+0
0,05 T

1E-1 Off-state

BASF twin gap

magnetocell
1E-2 (steel tools)
temperature 40 °C
(BASF method # 23)

1E-3
1E-1 1E+0 1E+1 1E+2 1E+3 1E+4
Shear rate [1/s]
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Basonetic® 4035
On- and off-state flow curves (flow-mode)
1E+5

B [mT]
1E+4 350
True shear stress [Pa]

200
100
50
0
1E+3

1E+2
BASF magneto slit die
H = 0.32 mm
B = 4.25 mm
L = 18 mm
T = 23 °C

1E+1
1E+2 1E+3 1E+4 1E+5
Metal Systems - Dr. Kieburg Apparent shear rate [1/s] Rev 0 2010 6
Basonetic® 4035
On-state shear stress characteristic

1E+2 80

70
(l) Apparent shear stress [kPa]

(n) Apparent shear stress [kPa]

1E+1 60

50

1E+0 40

30
BASF twin gap
magnetocell
1E-1 (steel tools) 20
temperature 40 °C
-1
shear rate 100 s 10
(BASF method # 14)

1E-2 0
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4
Flux density [T]
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Basonetic® 4035 – Magnetization

1.6
T=25°C
1.4

1.2
magnetic flux density B (T)

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Metal Systems - Dr. Kieburg magnetic field strength H (kA/m) Rev 0 2010 8