The influence of the concentration of ferroparticles in a ferrofluid on its magnetic and acoustic properties

This paper reports results of a study of magnetic and acoustic properties of a ferrofluid, EMG-605. The measurements were performed for three samples of the same ferrofluid differing in concentration. The magnetic susceptibility was measured as a function of an external magnetic field for each sample, which allowed us to determine the magnetization curves and saturation magnetization. The results provide information on the mean magnetic moment and the mean radius of the magnetic grain. In the samples subjected to an external magnetic field, the anisotropy of the ultrasonic wave absorption coefficient was determined. The mechanisms of ultrasonic wave energy dissipation through the translational and rotational degrees of freedom were established for some ferrofluid concentrations.