Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System

The automotive market is looking for innovative braking solutions that can mitigate or eliminate secondary emissions. For this reason, new braking paradigms have been developed, and magnetorheological brakes could be considered a suitable solution due to their performance and controllability feature...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Imberti, Henrique de Carvalho Pinheiro, Matteo De Carlo, Guglielmo Peruzzi, Massimiliana Carello
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/9/3/74
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author Giovanni Imberti
Henrique de Carvalho Pinheiro
Matteo De Carlo
Guglielmo Peruzzi
Massimiliana Carello
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Matteo De Carlo
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Massimiliana Carello
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description The automotive market is looking for innovative braking solutions that can mitigate or eliminate secondary emissions. For this reason, new braking paradigms have been developed, and magnetorheological brakes could be considered a suitable solution due to their performance and controllability features. Reliability is a key factor for automotive braking systems, so it is essential to analyze the behavior of such technological solutions in iterative cycles to understand their capability of maintaining brake performance throughout their operative lifecycles. This article presents a preliminary experimental durability analysis and defines the testing standard procedures to be used as boundaries for this analysis. Then, a durability test bench is developed and produced to evaluate the magnetorheological fluid over an equivalent distance of 100,000 km. After the tests, the fluid’s characteristics are compared to its original features using a rheometer apparatus and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
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spelling doaj-art-4fceaf55b3d94e6ca22fd33e666a92332025-06-25T13:42:03ZengMDPI AGDesigns2411-96602025-06-01937410.3390/designs9030074Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking SystemGiovanni Imberti0Henrique de Carvalho Pinheiro1Matteo De Carlo2Guglielmo Peruzzi3Massimiliana Carello4Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, ItalyMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, ItalyMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, ItalyMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, ItalyMechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, ItalyThe automotive market is looking for innovative braking solutions that can mitigate or eliminate secondary emissions. For this reason, new braking paradigms have been developed, and magnetorheological brakes could be considered a suitable solution due to their performance and controllability features. Reliability is a key factor for automotive braking systems, so it is essential to analyze the behavior of such technological solutions in iterative cycles to understand their capability of maintaining brake performance throughout their operative lifecycles. This article presents a preliminary experimental durability analysis and defines the testing standard procedures to be used as boundaries for this analysis. Then, a durability test bench is developed and produced to evaluate the magnetorheological fluid over an equivalent distance of 100,000 km. After the tests, the fluid’s characteristics are compared to its original features using a rheometer apparatus and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/9/3/74durability analysismagnetorheological fluidbraking systemsrheological teststest bench design
spellingShingle Giovanni Imberti
Henrique de Carvalho Pinheiro
Matteo De Carlo
Guglielmo Peruzzi
Massimiliana Carello
Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System
Designs
durability analysis
magnetorheological fluid
braking systems
rheological tests
test bench design
title Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System
title_full Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System
title_fullStr Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System
title_full_unstemmed Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System
title_short Durability Analysis of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid for Automotive Braking System
title_sort durability analysis of a magneto rheological fluid for automotive braking system
topic durability analysis
magnetorheological fluid
braking systems
rheological tests
test bench design
url https://www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/9/3/74
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