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Metal rubber has been extensively used in recent years due to its several unique properties, especially in adverse environments. Although many experimental studies have been conducted, theoretical research on metal rubber is still in its infancy. In this work, a dynamic model for the nonlinear characteristics of pot-shaped metal rubber is established on the basis of the asymmetric dynamic model of the wire rope shock absorber and the trace method model. In addition, the corresponding parameters in the model are identified based on the parameter-separation method. The theoretical hysteresis loop obtained using the model and the measured hysteresis loop agree with each other. The results show that the asymmetric dynamic model can better describe the asymmetric dynamic characteristics of pot-shaped metal rubber. Furthermore, a pot-shaped metal rubber vibration reduction system is built to further verify the correctness of the model. This study provides an experimental reference and a theoretical basis for the practical application of pot-shaped metal rubber in the field of three-dimensional vibration reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the dynamic compressive mechanical properties of entangled metallic wire material (EMWM) under low-velocity impact were investigated and the constitutive model for EMWM under low-velocity impact was established. The research in this paper is based on a series of drop-hammer tests. The results show that the energy absorption rate of EMWM is in the range from 50% to 85%. Moreover, the EMWM with a higher relative density would not plastically deform macroscopically and has excellent characteristics of repetitive energy absorption. With the increase in relative density, the maximum deformation of EMWM decreases gradually, and the impact force of EMWM increases gradually. With the increase in impact-velocity, the phenomenon of stiffness softening before reaching the maximum deformation of EMWM becomes more significant. A constitutive model for EMWM based on the Sherwood–Frost model was established to predict the dynamic compressive mechanical properties of EMWM. The accuracy of the model was verified by comparing the calculated results with the experimental data of the EMWM with different relative densities under different impact-velocities. The comparison results show that the established model can properly predict the dynamic compressive mechanical characteristics of EMWM under low-velocity impact loading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the stiffness and damping property of entangled metallic wire materials (EMWM) under quasi-static and low-velocity impact loading were investigated. The results reveal that the maximum deformation of the EMWM mainly depends on the maximum load it bears, and that air damping is the main way to dissipate impact energy. The EMWM can absorb more energy (energy absorption rate is over 60%) under impact conditions. The EMWM has excellent characteristics of repetitive energy absorption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Entangled metallic wire material (EMWM) is a kind of porous damping material. To promote the engineering application of EMWM, it is necessary to establish the constitutive model of EMWM to estimate its mechanical properties. In this paper, a series of quasi-static compression experiments for plate-like EMWM specimens made of austenitic stainless steel wire (06Cr19Ni10) with different densities were carried out in the temperature range of 20–500 °C. It was found that the stiffness of the plate-like EMWM would increase with the increases in the ambient temperature. The non-linear characteristics of the force–displacement curve of the plate-like EMWM would be weakened. Taking the spatial structural characteristics of the plate-like EMWM and the influence of the thermal expansion of the structure into account, a new constitutive model for plate-like EMWM was presented by the combination of the Johnson–Cook model and the Sherwood–Frost constitutive framework model. The accuracy of the model was verified by the experimental data under different temperatures. The results show that the calculated results of the model are consistent with the experimental results. This model can provide an effective theoretical basis for predicting the mechanical properties of plate-like EMWM and guiding its design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]