Research on performance degradation patterns of metal rubber components under the coupling of static compression and full immersion corrosive environment

Abstract

Metal rubber component (MRC) is commonly used in special work conditions such as high temperature/corrosive environments primarily due to its excellent vibration damping/insulation properties. But in special work conditions for a long time, the performance of MRC will deteriorate to a failure to meet the work requirements. Therefore, it is imperative to enhance the performance of MRC and study its performance degradation in special work conditions. In this paper, pickling, silanization and pickle-silanization surface treatments for metal rubber components (MRCs) were carried out. The properties of MRCs after surface treatment under static compression and full immersion corrosive test were studied, and a remaining service life prediction model of MRCs under corrosion condition was established. Compared with MRC without surface treatment (U-MRC), the performance degradation degree of several MRCs was evaluated based on four physical and mechanical parameters - the amplitude of variation in height, average stiffness, energy dissipation, and loss factor. The results indicated that MRCs exhibited different degrees of performance degradation. Among them, pickling-silanized MRC (PS-MRC) has the best corrosion resistance. The stiffness variation amplitude must be nearly 8% smaller than that of U-MRC, and the energy consumption variation amplitude is about 12% smaller than that of U-MRC.