All-metal sandwich panels of auxetic honeycomb are usually ultralight and robust
but have poor vibration damping. The in-plane auxetic honeycomb sandwich
panels (AHSPs) with polyurea-metal laminate (PML) were presented, and its
vibration and damping characteristics were studied. The damping characteristic
analysis model of the auxetic honeycomb sandwich structure of the PML panel
was created by ABAQUS and the model was verified. The frequency/time
response curve, natural frequency, mode shapes, and damping loss factor were
simulated by the finite element (FE) method, which was then compared
with the sandwich plate without a polyurea layer. To investigate potential
enhancement processes and examine vibration-damping characteristics, a
finite element-modal strain energy (FE-MSE) integrated approach was put
forward, taking into account the natural frequency and damping behavior of
polyurea. The damping of the PML panel significantly increased due to
the viscoelastic energy consumption of the polyurea layer. By reasonably
adjusting the thickness and distribution of the polyurea layer, the passive
damping ability of sandwich panels can be further enhanced. The frequency and
damping loss factor of the AHSPs were able to be successfully improved by
raising the thickness of the polyurea layer. The symmetric PML-A laminate
was better than the asymmetric structure in vibration reduction, and the
damping loss factor can grow from 29% to 40%, with a thickness ratio of
.