Development of Viscoelastic Damper Based on NBR and Organic Small-Molecule Composites

Abstract

Viscoelastic (VE) damper is usually vulcanized by mixing polymer matrix, additives, and fillers, all of which have a great influence on the viscoelastic response of the material. In this study, a series of novel samples of VE materials have been produced by adding different kinds and amounts of organic small molecule modifiers (AO1035, AO60, and AO80) to neat nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR). The mechanical properties of VE materials have been tested on a dynamic mechanical analyzer and universal testing tensile machine, and the most excellent formulation was selected for manufacturing VE damper. The dynamic mechanical properties of the VE material in the damper with amplitude and frequency are tested and analyzed. The results indicate that the VE damper has a high energy dissipation capacity. To clarify the dynamic mechanical properties of the novel VE material, a high-order fractional derivative model is proposed, which considers the effects of amplitude and frequency simultaneously based on the energy dissipation mechanism of the novel VE material. Finally, the calculated results using this model are compared with the tested data, which has verified the correctness of the mathematical model.