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Metal Foam PDF
Metal Foam PDF
Metal Foam PDF
Metal Foam
By
Sangharatna Ramteke
Research Scholar
1520366
4/10/2018 1
Definition of Metal Foam
• Metallic foam can be defined as a metallic material with a
cellular structure.
• Metal foams have plenty of pores inside and their density is
much lower than the solid one.
• Cellular materials are multifunctional materials with porous
structure.
Porosity
Cellular structure
Introduction
• Metal foams are a new, as yet imperfectly characterized, class of materials
with low densities and novel physical, mechanical, thermal, electrical and
acoustic properties.
• They offer potential for lightweight structures, for energy absorption, and
for thermal management; and some of them, at least, are cheap.
• At this point in time most commercially available metal foams are based on
aluminum or nickel. Methods exist for foaming magnesium, lead, zinc,
copper, bronze, titanium, steel and even gold, available on custom order.
5. High strength.
Application
• The closed variety is used for structural applications requiring load-bearing
features, and for weight-saving and impact-absorbing structures in vehicles.
• The open variety is ideal for vibration and sound absorption, filtration and
catalysis at high temperatures, for heat exchange and in medical devices.
• The open variety is also useful in functional applications such as filtration
and damping.
• Foam metal is being used as an experimental prosthetic in animals.
• Metal foams with high strengths can act as high-capacity impact-energy
absorbers.
• Automotive industry - the foams reduce the number of parts in the car
frame, facilitate assembly, thereby reducing costs and improving
performance.
Source: http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0012/Banhart-0012.html