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Shuichi Akaiwa

Yuya Ueshima

Masami Nakano

A magneto-rheological fluid includes a magnetic particle mixture, and a dispersion medium for dispersing the magnetic particle mixture. The magnetic particle mixture contains the first magnetic particles and the second magnetic particles. The first magnetic particles have an average particle diameter of 1 &#x3bc;m or more and 30 &#x3bc;m or less. The second magnetic particles are particles of a soft magnetic material, and have an average particle diameter of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less. A ratio of the second magnetic particles in the magnetic particle mixture is 10% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less.

Magneto-rheological fluid and clutch using the same

A magneto-rheological fluid includes: a magnetic particle mixture; and a dispersion medium in which the magnetic particle mixture is dispersed. The magnetic particle mixture includes first magnetic particles and second magnetic particles. The first magnetic particles have an average particle size greater than or equal to 1 &#x3bc;m and less than or equal to 50 &#x3bc;m. The second magnetic particles have an average particle size greater than or equal to 20 nm and less than or equal to 200 nm, and have surfaces provided with a surface modified layer. A proportion of the second magnetic particles in the magnetic particle mixture is greater than or equal to 2 wt % and less than or equal to 10 wt %.

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