Gennady V. Lazutkin, Alexander M. Ulanov, Mechanical Characteristics of Vibration Isolators Made of Various Wire Materials, Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Volume 9,Issue 11, 2014, Pages 711-715, ISSN 1815-932x, rjasci.2014.711.715, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2014.711.715) Abstract: The comparison was performed concerning the load carrying capacity, the energy dissipation coefficient, life-time, dimensional, mass and amplitude-frequency characteristics of vibration isolators made of pressed wire materials MR (Russia) and Spring Cushion (Germany). The vibration isolators made of MR material have a higher load-bearing capacity (3-4 times) and damping properties (1.5-2 times) at original resource, provide lower (1.5-2 times, respectively) gain and frequency ratios within the resonant oscillation modes. Keywords: MR material;spring cushion;vibration isolator;elastic-damping characteristics;amplitude frequency characteristics