An overview of durability evaluations of elastomer-based magnetorheological materials

Abstract

Most parts of the failures in structural elements in use were consequences of mechanical durability. Therefore, durability had been one of the critical factors to be considered in designing durable mechanical elements. In magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) materials, the durability process involves different damage mechanisms that result in the degradation of the materials. Increasingly used of outstanding performance of MRE was susceptible to failure under durability performance for various applications. In response to these problems, with limited sources of published articles on MRE durability, an overview of the durability of elastomer based MRE is presented. The study focuses on collecting and analyzing the works including experimental and modeling approaches that have been conducted on MRE durability up to date. Two bibliographic searched databases, Scopus and Web of Science were consulted to collect the final set of articles with the aims to identify current and future trends of MRE durability. Prominence works conducted on MRE durability were also encapsulated in this paper to provide a visual perspective and subsequently motivate researchers to heighten the need for MRE durability investigation.