On the influence of zirconium on the damping capacity of Mn – 40 % Cu alloy in the field of amplitude-independent damping

The results of the study of the damping capacity of manganese-copper alloys based on the Mn – 40 % Cu alloy with additives (0.5 – 1.5) % zirconium in the field of amplitude-independent damping are present-ed. Mn – Cu alloys with high damping capacity can be effectively used to reduce vibration and noise. Stud-ies on the influence of a number of alloying elements on the magnitude and stability of the damping capaci-ty of Mn – Cu double alloys in the field of small deformations of relative shear are not enough. In the pa-per, the influence of one of these elements, zirconium, was elucidated. Mn – Cu alloys were smelted in an induction furnace. From the ingots cast into cast iron molds, samples for studies with dimensions (11 × 15 × 117) ± 1 mm were obtained by mechanical cutting. The samples were subjected to aging at a temperature of 643 K for 0.5–40 hours. The damping capacity of Mn – Cu alloys (the logarithmic decrement of attenua-tion of oscillations) was studied for longitudinal oscillations of samples in the frequency range 14–17 kHz and the amplitudes of the relative shift (1 ... 3) × 10–6. It has been established that alloying the Mn – 40 % Cu alloy with zirconium from 0.5 % to 1.5 % does not increase its damping capacity in the cast state, as well as in the cast and aged at a temperature of 643 K for 40 hours. It was found that the minimum values of the frequencies of resonant vibrations of samples of Mn – Cu alloys correspond to the maximum levels of the damping capacity of these alloys. Itʼs shown that the high damping capacity of cast and aged alloys at 643 K for 40 hours Mn – 40 % Cu, Mn – 38.5–39.5 % Cu – 0.5–1.5 % Zr after natural aging at 293 K for 7 months decreases by 2.0–2.6 times.