New Approaches to Aluminum Integral Foam Production with Casting Methods

Metals

Ahmet Güner¹  Mustafa Merih Arıkan²  Mehmet Nebioglu² 

[1] Engineering Faculty, Material Science and Engineering Department, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya 07425, Turkey;

关键词: aluminum;    metal;    foam;    casting;   

DOI  :  10.3390/met5031553

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Integral foam has been used in the production of polymer materials for a long time. Metal integral foam casting systems are obtained by transferring and adapting polymer injection technology. Metal integral foam produced by casting has a solid skin at the surface and a foam core. Producing near-net shape reduces production expenses. Insurance companies nowadays want the automotive industry to use metallic foam parts because of their higher impact energy absorption properties. In this paper, manufacturing processes of aluminum integral foam with casting methods will be discussed.

【 授权许可】

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