The Role of Foaming Agent and Processing Route in Mechanical Performance of Fabricated Aluminum Foams

The results of this study highlight the role of foaming agent and processing route in influencing the contamination of cell wall material by side products, which, in turn, affects the macroscopic mechanical response of closed-cell Al-foams. Several kinds of Al-foams have been produced with pure Al/A...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Byakova, Iegor Kartuzov, Svyatoslav Gnyloskurenko, Takashi Nakamura
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/607429
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Takashi Nakamura
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description The results of this study highlight the role of foaming agent and processing route in influencing the contamination of cell wall material by side products, which, in turn, affects the macroscopic mechanical response of closed-cell Al-foams. Several kinds of Al-foams have been produced with pure Al/Al-alloys by the Alporas like melt process, all performed with and without Ca additive and processed either with conventional TiH2 foaming agent or CaCO3 as an alternative one. Damage behavior of contaminations was believed to affect the micromechanism of foam deformation, favoring either plastic buckling or brittle failure of cell walls. No discrepancy between experimental values of compressive strengths for Al-foams comprising ductile cell wall constituents and those prescribed by theoretical models for closed-cell structure was found while the presence of low ductile and/or brittle eutectic domains and contaminations including particles/layers of Al3Ti, residues of partially reacted TiH2, and Ca bearing compounds, results in reducing the compressive strength to values close to or even below those of open-cell foams of the same relative density.
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spelling doaj-art-75a50cc299b046d39aad9dfee3d7499a2025-08-20T03:35:22ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/607429607429The Role of Foaming Agent and Processing Route in Mechanical Performance of Fabricated Aluminum FoamsAlexandra Byakova0Iegor Kartuzov1Svyatoslav Gnyloskurenko2Takashi Nakamura3Institute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev 03142, UkraineInstitute for Problems of Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev 03142, UkrainePhysical-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev 03142, UkraineInstitute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, JapanThe results of this study highlight the role of foaming agent and processing route in influencing the contamination of cell wall material by side products, which, in turn, affects the macroscopic mechanical response of closed-cell Al-foams. Several kinds of Al-foams have been produced with pure Al/Al-alloys by the Alporas like melt process, all performed with and without Ca additive and processed either with conventional TiH2 foaming agent or CaCO3 as an alternative one. Damage behavior of contaminations was believed to affect the micromechanism of foam deformation, favoring either plastic buckling or brittle failure of cell walls. No discrepancy between experimental values of compressive strengths for Al-foams comprising ductile cell wall constituents and those prescribed by theoretical models for closed-cell structure was found while the presence of low ductile and/or brittle eutectic domains and contaminations including particles/layers of Al3Ti, residues of partially reacted TiH2, and Ca bearing compounds, results in reducing the compressive strength to values close to or even below those of open-cell foams of the same relative density.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/607429
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The Role of Foaming Agent and Processing Route in Mechanical Performance of Fabricated Aluminum Foams
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title The Role of Foaming Agent and Processing Route in Mechanical Performance of Fabricated Aluminum Foams
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