caa a22 4500 475799143 CHVBK 20180406123732.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s001700070016 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s001700070016 Flexible Fixturing with Phase-Change Materials. Part 1. Experimental Study on Magnetorheological Fluids [Elektronische Daten] [Y. Rong, R. Tao, X. Tang] Flexible fixturing is an important issue in manufacturing, where a single set of fixtures are used for locating and holding a variety of workpieces. Flexible fixturing with phase-change materials involves the use of functional materials which change the status from liquid to solid under certain conditions. The workpiece is located in the liquid fixture material and held firmly when the material is changed into the solid state. Therefore, the material strength in the solid state is crucial for a successful application to production. This paper presents an experimental study of magnetorheological (MR) fluid material. With the application of a compression technique, a thick column structure is formed and enhanced. Hence, a high shear strength of the MR fluid in solid status is achieved. Experimental results are reported in this paper. Further application of this technique is under development for flexible fixturing in industrial applications.: Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2000 Keywords:Flexible fixturing nationallicence Flexible manufacturing systems nationallicence Magnet orheological fluid nationallicence Rong Y. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic, Worcester, USA, US aut Tao R. Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, USA, US aut Tang X. Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, USA, US aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s001700070016 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s001700070016 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rong Y. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic, Worcester, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tao R. Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tang X. Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, USA, US aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer