Organohybrid-based damping material, method for producing the same, and method for damping using the same

Abstract

The present invention provides a damping composite material, exhibiting more stable and functional damping effects than the conventional one based on the viscous or functional mechanism to convert mechanical vibrational energy into thermal energy, and also provide a method for producing the same. The damping material of the present invention comprises at least a material showing piezoelectric, dielectric and electroconductive effects, and an organic polymer matrix material, wherein the material showing piezoelectric, dielectric and electroconductive effects is a compound containing a phenolic group, and the method of the present invention for producing the damping material comprises two steps, one uniformly mixing the material showing piezoelectric, dielectric and electroconductive effects with the organic polymer matrix material at normal temperature or higher, and the other forming the mixture by pressing or drawing at high temperature. The materials showing piezoelectric, dielectric and electroconductive effects, and useful for the present invention, include 4,4′-thio-bis(3-methyl-6-tertiary butylphenol) and 2,2′-methylene-bis(4-ethyl-6-tertiary butylphenol), and the organic polymer matrix materials useful for the present invention include polyurethane and acrylic rubber. The damping material of the present invention may be formed into sheet, fiber or expanded shapes, which may be laminated or composited.

What is claimed:  
     
         1 . A method of damping noise and vibrational energy of a formed plastic material using a composite damping material comprising 5 to 70 wt. %, based on the whole damping material, of a compound shown by the following general formula (I):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein, 
 (1) R 1  and R 2  are each a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 10, and may be the same or different,  
 (2) (m) and (m′) are an integer of 1 or 2, and may be the same or different,  
 (3) (n) and (n′) are an integer of 0 to 3, and may be the same or different,  
 (4) (s) and (t) are an integer of 1 to 3, and may be the same or different, and  
 (5) X is at least one bonding group selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, a halogen, a hydrocarbon group, which may contain at least one of the above atoms, having a carbon number of 1 to 20, and a group containing an ester linkage, and  
 and organic polymer matrix material, comprising at least one organic polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic rubber, polyurethane, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol and chlorinated polyolefin.