Fabrication and internal friction behaviors of novel porous CuAlMn shape memory alloy filled with polystyrene

摘要

Polystyrene layer with adjustable thickness was introduced into a porous CuAlMn shape memory alloy, and the internal friction behaviors of the resultant materials were investigated using a multifunctional internal friction apparatus through the method of forced vibration. Two relaxational internal friction peaks accompanied by a sharp decrease of the relative dynamic modulus were found at around 95 ℃ and 119 ℃, respectively. The two internal friction peaks have been ascribed to the relaxation process in a thermal equilibrium state of the polystyrene over its glass transition temperature. The damping capacity of the resultant materials was greatly elevated due to the superposition of several individual damping sources in them.