MRF IS THE SECRET BEHIND OUR RHEOSHOX TECHNOLOGY
IT’S HOW WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE THE SMARTEST DAMPER SYSTEM ON THE MARKET
BUT WHAT IS MRF, AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?
MRF or MR Fluid is short for Magneto-Rheological Fluid.
It is a smart liquid that consists of a mixture of fine magnetizable particles (typically iron) and a carrier fluid (e.g., oil or glycol).
The iron particles contained in the fluid are between 1 to 10 microns in size.
A human hair, in comparison, has a diameter of 50-70 microns.
FASTER THAN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
When MRF is exposed to a magnetic field, the iron particles in the fluid link and change the MRF from a liquid to a semisolid.
This change occurs in less than 0,5 milliseconds, more than 200 times faster than the blink of an eye.
Once the magnetic field is removed, the MRF reverts to its liquid state.