Abstract: A bitumen-free acoustic damping material includes at least one thermoplastic polymer, at least one hydrocarbon resin, and at least one solid particulate filler. The acoustic damping material is suitable for use in damping of undesired vibrations and noise in mechanical structures and components of manufactured articles. Also to use the acoustic damping material for damping of vibrations and noise in transportation vehicles and white goods, to a vibration and noise damping element including a damping layer composed of the acoustic damping material, to a method for applying a vibration and noise damping element to a noise emitting surface of a substrate, and to a vibration damped system including a substrate and the vibration and noise damping element bonded to a noise emitting surface of the substrate.