Vibration-Damping Urethane Composition for Heat and Load Resistance

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Problem

Conventional vibration-damping materials are inadequate in load bearing, heat resistance, hydrolytic resistance, acid resistance, and mechanical stress resistance, and they undergo plastic deformation under heavy loads and high temperatures, making them unsuitable for applications like under marine engines.

Innovation Solution

A vibration-damping urethane resin composition comprising castor oil polyol, isocyanate, and specific inorganic particles with a phase change material, which provides excellent creep resistance and high loss factor, enabling effective vibration damping and resistance to compressive loads and impact.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If conventional vibration-damping materials are used, then vibration-damping properties are provided, but load bearing capacity and heat resistance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevibration-damping propertiesVSAvoidload bearing capacity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a composite material system combining organic resin matrix with inorganic particles (microcapsules or porous bodies) containing phase change materials. This composite structure achieves synergistic effects where the organic resin provides flexibility and vibration-damping capability, while the inorganic particles contribute heat resistance, structural strength, and creep resistance, resolving the contradiction between vibration-damping and load-bearing performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Loss of energy

If conventional vibration-damping materials are used, then vibration-damping properties are provided, but resistance to heat and plastic deformation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevibration-damping propertiesVSAvoidheat resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent utilizes phase change materials (such as paraffin, wax, fatty acids, or polyalkylene glycols) encapsulated within inorganic particles. These materials undergo phase transitions at specific temperatures, absorbing or releasing latent heat to regulate temperature fluctuations. This phase transition mechanism enables the composition to maintain dimensional stability and resist plastic deformation under thermal conditions while preserving vibration-damping properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #36Phase transitions

3Loss of energy

If microcapsules with organic resin outer shells are used, then vibration energy absorption is enhanced, but creep resistance deteriorates due to strong shell structure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevibration energy absorptionVSAvoidcreep resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs porous inorganic particles as alternatives to microcapsules with solid outer shells. These porous structures allow the phase change materials to be contained within a matrix that provides both vibration energy absorption capability and adequate creep resistance. The porous structure reduces the overall rigidity compared to solid-shell microcapsules, allowing controlled deformation while maintaining structural integrity under sustained loads

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

4Loss of energy

If vibration-damping material is applied, then vibration transmission is reduced, but mechanical stress resistance such as abrasion and impact deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevibration transmission reductionVSAvoidmechanical stress resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a composite material where the organic resin matrix provides toughness and flexibility for impact resistance, while the inorganic particles contribute hardness and structural stability for abrasion resistance. This composite architecture enables the material to withstand mechanical stresses while maintaining its vibration-damping functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition forms a molded product with high vibration-damping properties, excellent creep resistance, and improved heat resistance, reducing the risk of plastic deformation under heavy loads and high temperatures, making it suitable for severe environments like under marine engines.

Implementation Method 1

inorganic particles (C) containing a phase change material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhase change: Phase Change

Implementation Method 2

a heat-storing low-resilience polyurethane foam containing particles capable of storing heat is described, wherein the particles are described as microcapsules including a latent heat storage agent in the shell

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLatent heat storage: Latent Heat

Implementation Method 3

a vibration-damping urethane resin composition comprising a castor oil polyol (A), an isocyanate (B) and inorganic particles (C) containing a phase change material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVibration damping: Damping

Implementation Method 4

a resin composition capable of readily forming a molded product having excellent creep resistance and having a large loss factor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectViscoelasticity: Viscoelasticity

Data Source

PatentEP3187520B1Vibration-damping urethane resin composition, vibration-damping molded urethane resin object, and method for forming said molded object
Publication Date: 2021.02.24 CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS

AI summary

The present invention relates to a vibration-damping urethane resin composition, a vibration-damping urethane resin molded product and a method for forming the molded product, and the vibration-damping urethane resin composition includes a castor oil polyol (A), an isocyanate (B) and inorganic particles (C) containing a phase change material.