RIS ID
73587
Abstract
Agglomeration of fine iron ore particles in fluidised beds used for the reduction of iron ore prompted us to assess the nature and extent of contact forces between iron particles. We used a Nanoscope Dimension 3100 series atomic force microscope inside a fluid cell, taking due account of the magnetic effects in this ferromagnetic system to measure quantitatively the magnitude of the van der Waal’s force between an iron substrate and a small iron spherical tip.
Publication Details
This article was originally published as Blundell, D and Wai, S, Measurement of van der Waal’s forces between iron/iron surfaces in water by Atomic Force Microscopy, Miscoscopy and Microanalysis, 11, Supplement 2, 2005. Copyright Miscroscopy Society of America. Original journal available here.