Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable sediment dispersion which can be used above all as electrorheological (ERF) and/or magnetorheological fluid (MRF), a method for production thereof and also use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to composites comprising an elastic and/or thermoplastic-elastic carrier medium and hard magnetic particles which are polarised in a magnetic field, a magnetisation remaining after switching off the magnetic field.

Abstract: Present invention relates to a device for reducing vibrations of a vibrating object as well as a method for reducing vibrations, wherein the perturbing vibrations are reduced drastically by induction of counter-forces. In general, vibrations of equal frequency (counter-vibration) as the perturbing vibration are generated. The force generated by the counter-vibration acts onto the vibrating object, whose amplitude of vibration is to be reduced. The phasing of the counter-vibration is antipodal to the vibration to be reduced, preferably the force of the generated counter-vibration is greater than the force being necessary for compensation of the perturbing vibration. The transfer of the force of the counter-vibration onto the vibrating object is affected by means of a magnetorheological or electrorheological material, whereby the absolute value of the transmitted force is adjusted by the magnitude of an applied magnetical or electric field.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a magnetorheological force transmission device which comprises at least two solid body parts 1a, 1b adapted to be moved in a substantially translational manner against each other, and an MRF gap 2, which is at least partially fillable and/or filled with a magnetorheological material 2MRF, the MRF gap 2 being arranged at least partially inside one of or both of the two parts and/or being arranged at least partially in-between the two parts, and which is characterized in that the magnetic circuit system of the magnetorheological force transmission device being designed and/or disposed to generate a magnetic flux within at least part of the MRF gap comprises at least one electromagnet 3, at least one permanent magnet 4 and at least one magnetic-field-balancing insert 5, 5a, 5b and/or magnetic isolator 7, 7a, 7b.

Abstract: Magnetorheological elastomer composites comprising at least one thermoplastic elastomer which forms a thermoplastic matrix and magnetisable particles which are contained therein, the elastomer matrix containing at least 10% by weight of plasticiser, relative to the thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to magnetorheological elastomers comprising at least one non-magnetisable elastomeric carrier medium and magnetisable particles contained therein and also to the use thereof. In the case of MREs of this type, the mechanical properties, such as the rigidity modulus, can be changed reversibly by an applied magnetic field.

Abstract: The invention relates to magnetorheological materials comprising at least one non-magnetisable carrier medium and magnetisable particles contained therein, at least two magnetisable particles fractions being contained as particles and these being formed from non-spherical particles and from spherical particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to magnetorheological materials comprising at least one non-magnetisable carrier medium and magnetisable particles contained therein, in addition a combination of magnetic and non-magnetic inorganic materials and/or composite particles thereof being contained.