Figure 5
From: Momentum transfer on impact damping by liquid crystalline elastomers
Impulse peaks in the time domain for bare metal (black), silicone (blue) and LCE (red). The effect of damping pad thickness is evident: thicker pads spread the width of the peak over the time that the compression wave travels across the pad. In all cases, the LCE damping pad performs better than the isotropic silicone elastomer of similar crosslinking density and modulus. The dashed line marks the peak slope at the receding edge of the pulse for the two (1 mm) damping pads that were punctured through by the collision.
