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Historically sound deadened steel has been used within the highly demanding automotive forum. Now, as the product is available to a wider audience, there is a diverse range of applications including:
In more detail are some case studies highlighted by INVC are;
Engine encasement within commercial vehicles
Acousteel works by using constrained layer damping. This basically absorbs sound and/or vibration energy by the two skins of material moving relatively to one another. This movement creates sheer strain, which in turn is dissipated as negligible heat. Incredibly, this creates up to a 30dB(A) reduction in sound which equates to a thousand fold decrease in sound energy!
Acousteel is a very elegant and invisible solution to noiseand vibration . As Acousteel is in every respect like a traditional metal panel (except in noise and vibration) it has none of the problems that are associated with acoustic foams and add-on pads such as hygiene, maintenance, damage, access and expense.
Until recently sound deadened steel has only been available in large coil form for a number of applications almost exclusively within the automotive industry.
Whilst the product has a proven pedigree within automotive applications, other industries, which require smaller quantities and/or a more specialised range of products, such as mixed metal laminates, have not had the opportunity to purchase the material as suppliers are either notoriously unreliable or are only willing to supply large quantities. Acousteel is supplied in sheet format, which means that Acousteel has the capacity to deliver a range of quantities from a single sheet right through to 100 tonnes if required!
Acousteel is a hybrid SDS which is now easier to fabricate owing to advances in manufacturing.