3M suspension damping User Manual
Application Profile
3M Industrial Business
Market: Hard Disk Drive Assembly
Application Description: Suspension Damping
Application Description: Suspension Damping
PRODUCT
3M
™
Ultra-pure Viscoelastic
Damping Polymer 242R,
140FO2, JPV-116SF
140FO2, JPV-116SF
Application Method
Applied as die cut parts.
Key Application Requirements
Reduce vibration during operation of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Benefits/Advantages To Customer
Reduces vibration: 3M
™
Ultra-pure Viscoelastic Damping Polymer absorbs
vibrations of the suspension arm. Vibrations can cause offtrack and read/write
errors.
errors.
Broad temperature range: Good thermal performance is achieved for long
term applications at moderate temperatures and also applications that
experience short high temperature excursions.
term applications at moderate temperatures and also applications that
experience short high temperature excursions.
Extremely clean: Ultra-pure Viscoelastic Damping Polymer provides low
outgassing and ionic levels.
outgassing and ionic levels.
Available as die-cut parts: Ultra-pure Viscoelastic Damping Polymers may be
die-cut into custom shapes and sizes to specification by a converter.
die-cut into custom shapes and sizes to specification by a converter.
3M
™
Ultra-pure Viscoelastic Damping Polymer
Constraining Layer
Suspension