Abstract
Noise pollution critically degrades the quality of human life, and its effects are becoming more severe due to rapid population growth and the development of industry and transportation. Acoustic wave aggregation in the 30–8000 Hz band can have a negative impact on human health, especially following continuous exposure to low-frequency noise. This study investigates the acoustic performance of microcellular foams made of a mixture of brittle and soft materials and their potential use as absorption materials. It is common to use porous materials to improve acoustic properties. Specimens prepared by mixing ceramic and urethane were made into microcellular foamed ceramic urethane by a batch process using carbon dioxide. The specimens were expected to exhibit characteristics of porous sound-absorbing materials. After measuring the acoustic characteristics using an impedance tube, a significant sound-absorption coefficient at a specific frequency was noted, a characteristic of a resonance-type sound-absorbing material. However, the sound-absorption properties were generally worse than those before foaming. Differences based on the size, shape, and structure of the pores were also noted. It will be necessary to check the effects of cellular morphological differences on the absorption properties by controlling the variables of the microcellular foaming process in a future study.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subject
General Materials Science
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