Characterisation of Mechanical Properties of Magnetite‐Polymer Composite Films

Abstract

Abstract: Time dependent mechanical properties of magnetic polymer films were investigated. These polymer films, synthesised by using solution polymerisation followed by the inverse emulsion process, consist of poly (MMA‐co‐MAA‐co‐BA) and different weight ratios of magnetite nano‐particles. This study deals with the influence of weight ratios of magnetite nano‐particles on the time dependent mechanical properties of hybrid copolymer films. The viscoelastic properties of aforementioned polymer films with 0, 20 and 40% of magnetite nano particles were studied. Ramp‐hold experiments were performed by using a custom‐made tension testing apparatus to evaluate the time dependent stress‐strain behaviour of magnetic polymer films under uniaxial tensile load at different loading strain rates. It can be seen that the magnetite nano‐particles weight percentage of polymer has a strong effect on the stress‐strain relations of polymer films. The polymer with a higher weight ratio of magnetite nano‐particles can sustain higher stress under the same test condition. Experimental data were fitted into 3, 5 and 7 parameter linear viscoelastic models. It is shown that the 7‐parameter Wiechert model leads to better curve‐fitting results for the magnetic polymer material under ramp‐hold experiments.