TY - JOUR A1 - Metsch, P. A1 - Schmidt, Henrik A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Kalina, K. A. A1 - Brummund, J. A1 - Auernhammer, Günter A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Kästner, Markus T1 - Field-Induced Interactions in Magneto-Active Elastomers BT - A Comparison of Experiments and Simulations JF - Smart Materials and Structures N2 - In this contribution, field-induced interactions of magnetizable particles embedded into a soft elastomer matrix are analyzed with regard to the resulting mechanical deformations. By comparing experiments for two-, three- and four-particle systems with the results of finite element simulations, a fully coupled continuum model for magneto-active elastomers is validated with the help of real data for the first time. The model under consideration permits the investigation of magneto-active elastomers with arbitrary particle distances, shapes and volume fractions as well as magnetic and mechanical properties of the individual constituents. It thus represents a basis for future studies on more complex, realistic systems. Our results show a very good agreement between experiments and numerical simulations—the deformation behavior of all systems is captured by the model qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Within a sensitivity analysis, the influence of the initial particle positions on the systems' response is examined. Furthermore, a comparison of the full three-dimensional model with the often used, simplified two-dimensional approach shows the typical overestimation of resulting interactions in magneto-active elastomers. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ab92dc N1 - Corrigendum: Field-induced interactions in magneto-active elastomers—a comparison of experiments and simulations (2020 Smart Mater. Struct. 29 085026); https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/abb98b VL - 29 IS - 8 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - IOPscience ER -