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AN-VI is a member of the rubber family, with characteristics different from those of traditional elastomers. It has the elasticity of a good rubber but it also has unusual damping capacities: by deformation it absorbs energy from an elastic material and as a damper it dissipates the energy absorbed. One part of the energy is converted into heat while the other part is returned so slowly as to have practically no dynamic effects. In solid form AN-VI can be used to reduce shock and impact stress effects as a vibration damper.Foamed, it finds use with not too heavy loads.
AN-VI is the industrial evolution of a product, Noene, used for years in the medical field, where the material has also shown a very low tendency to aging.
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