Sound insulation and mechanical properties of wood damping composites

The sound insulation performance and mechanical properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF) and rubber multilayer panels were studied. The MDF and rubber materials were compounded under certain conditions of hot pressing, temperature and amount of glue. The weighted sound reduction was 28.0 dB for 6 mm MDF, while it was 37.4 dB for 6 mm wood composite damping material, increased by 25.1%. Compared to the monolayer MDF, the composite panels showed increased sound insulation at the resonant frequency, and the critical frequency moved to a higher frequency. The coincidence valley became shallow, effectively suppressing the anastomosis effect. As the rubber thickness increased, the multilayer composite material exhibited enhanced sound insulation efficiency and mechanical properties, and the damping properties of the composite increased, making the composite resistant to bending deformations caused by incident sound waves.