Methodology for the estimation of material damping as applied to superelastic shape memory alloy mini-springs

Autor: R.P.B. dos Reis, P.C.S. Silva, R. Senko, A.A. Silva, C.J. de Araújo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Materials & Design, Vol 161, Iss , Pp 124-135 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.11.012
Popis: This work presents an experimental methodology to estimate the material damping of superelastic helical mini-springs fabricated with superelastic shape memory alloys (SMA-SE). Moreover, the methodology provides a relatively inexpensive means for investigating the dynamic thermomechanical behavior of the NiTi SMA-SE mini-springs tested. This methodology is based on a resonance test in which the device is subjected to a mechanical reference system. We observed that four parallel mini-springs, each with a 0.033 g mass, have the capacity to reduce up to 6 dB of displacement amplitude (which represents an increase of 102% in hysteretic damping) in a mechanical system with a mass of 1485 g. Furthermore, a simplified analytical model is proposed based on observation of the frequency response function (FRF) of the mechanical system with the SMA-SE mini-springs. Keywords: Shape memory alloys, Superelastic mini-spring, Vibration attenuation, High damping metal
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