Mechanical behavior and improved model of multi-strand entangled metallic wire material

Abstract

This work presents the experimental characterization and improved model of multi-strand entangled metallic wire materials (MS-EMWMs). MS-EMWM is a novel damping material made of several strands of entangled wires using a modified manufacturing process. Six batches of specimens were fabricated and tested under quasi-static loading. Secant stiffness and loss factor were calculated to indicate the mechanical properties. The results showed that MS-EMWM has the characteristics of high damping energy dissipation compared to EMWM. A micro-multi-strand spiral spring model was proposed to predict the mechanical properties of MS-EMWM. The probability distribution of micro-spring pairs between wires was used to characterize the random combination of materials. According to the results, the improved model can effectively reflect the mechanical behavior of MS-EMWM. The mechanical properties of MS-EMWM were predicted by the coefficient matrix obtained by particle swarm optimization. Through the prediction and test results, the predicted results are acceptable.