Porous Metals and Metallic Foams

Preface

ALUMINUM FOAMS

• Aluminum Foam Sandwich Panels: Metallurgy, Manufacture and Applications
• Alulight Metal Foam Products
• Investigations on 4 New Methods for Aluminum Foam Production
• High Pressure Integral Foam Moulding of Aluminium
• Development of Alcoa Aluminum Foam Products
• Evaluation of the Wetting Behavior of Al-7Cu and Al-11.5Si on SiC and Sapphire in Terms of Al-Foam Stability
• New Foam Stabilizing Additive for Aluminium
• Adhesion in Sandwiches with Aluminum Foam Core
• Influence of Core and Face Sheet Materials on Quasi-Static and Fatigue Properties and Failure in Aluminium Foam Sandwich
• Tensile Deformation and Cracking Sequence of Foamed AlSi10 with Skin
• Structural Damping of Integral Foam Components
• An Optimization of Wire-woven Bulk Kagome (WBK) Truss Cored Sandwich Panels
• Kinetic Analysis of Foaming Agent Variants as a Means Towards Optimised Temperature Cycles and Foaming Agent/Matrix Alloy Combinations
• Production of Aluminum Foams with Ni-coated TiH2 Powder
• Effect of Relative Humidity on Pressure-Induced Foaming (PIF) of Aluminium-Based Precursors
• Foaming Behavior of Aluminum Precursor Produced from Machined Chip Waste
• Analysis of Tin Additions to Aluminum Based Foams Formed Via Powder Metallurgy
• Aluminium Based Metallic Films
• The Time-Uncoupled Aluminium Free-Expansion: Intrinsic Anisotropy by Foaming Under Conventional Conditions
• Aluminium Foaming Monitored by Far-Infrared Thermography: Temperature Gradients and Bubble Rupture
• Metal Foam Production from AlMg4.5Mn Recycling Machining Chips by Means of Thixocasting and the Effects of Different Additives for Stabilization
• Microstructural Investigation of Interface Phenomena During PM Billets Foaming in Hollow Metal Profiles
• Aluminum Alloy Periodic Cellular Metal Fabrication using a Perforation-Stretching Technique
• Shape Change and Pore Distribution in Aluminum Powder Compacts by Graded Foaming
• Joining with Aluminum Foam
• Ceramic Particulate Reinforced Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite Foams Produced from Extruded Powder Compacts
• Self-sustainable Blowing Process of Al-Ni Intermetallic Foam by Combustion Reaction
• Methodology for the In-situ Observation of Alporas Foams Using X-ray Radioscopy
• CaCO3 Blown Aluminium Foam and Equipment for Future Low Gravity Tests

CELLULAR METALS

• Commercial Production and Applications of Nickel-based Specialty Foams
• A New Class of High Temperature and Corrosion Resistant Nickel-Based Open-Cell Foams
• Inconel 625 Foams Produced by the SlipReactionFoam-Sintering (SRFS)-Sintering (SRFS)-Process for High Temperature Applications
• Fabrication of High-Strength Porous Metal by Cold-Bonding
• Liquid Infiltration Property of Micro-Porous Stainless Steel Produced by Powder Space Holder Method
• Oxidation and Compressive Properties of Ni-Cr, Ni-Al, and Ni-Cr-Al Foams
• New Manufacturing Method of Iron Foam using Precursor Made of Iron, Graphite and Hematite Powders
• Structure and Properties of Open-Cell 316L Stainless Steel Foams Produced by a Powder Metallurgy-Based Process
• Surface Pore Formation of Low-Carbon Steel for Cold Forging
• Determination of the Stress Acting on the Individual Cells of Open-cell Stainless Steel Foams
• Characterization and Optimization of Steel Foam Produced by Slip Casting Process
• High-Strength Steel Hollow Spheres
• Mechanics of Semi-Expanded Hollow Sphere Foams
• Debinding Control of Metal Hollow Spheres by IR-Absorption Analysis
• Compressive Characteristics of WBK Truss Cores
• Sound Absorption Characters of Metal Fibrous Porous Material
• Fabrication of Open-Cell Silver Foams Using a Replication Process
• Fabrication of a Bubbler Nozzle for Micro-Bubble Injection in Liquid Mercury
• Fabrication and Applications of Lotus-type Porous Metals through Hydride Decomposition
• Fabrication of Lotus-type Porous Nickel through Thermal Decomposition Method of Compounds by Mold Casting Technique
• Fabrication of Lotus-type Porous Carbon-steel by Continuous Casting Technique in Nitrogen Atmosphere
• Equal-channel Angular Extrusion of Lotus-type Porous Copper
• Directional Solidification of Metal-Gas Eutectics for Fabrication of Aligned Porous Metals
• Fabrication and Plastic Deformation Behavior of Lamellar Ti-rich TiAl Crystals with Lotus-Type Aligned Pores
• Impact Properties of Lotus-type Porous Carbon Steel Measured by Instrumented Charpy Testing
• Fabrication of Lotus-type Porous Alumina with High Compressive Strength Using Unidirectional Solidification
• Effect of Molten Temperature on the Formation of Lotus-type Porous Silicon during Unidirectional Solidification
• Fabrication of Lotus-type Porous Al-Si Alloys using Continuous Casting Technique
• Fabrication of Lotus-type Porous Magnesium by Continuous Casting Process
• Effects of Pore Size Distribution and Loading Direction on Fatigue Property of Lotus-type Porous Copper
• Fabrication of Lotus-type Porous Magnesium using Hydrogen Decomposed from MgH2
• High Strength-per-Weight Cellular Metals Fabricated of Wires

TITANIUM AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

• A New Era in Porous Metals: Applications in Orthopedics
• Effect of Oxygen Content and Distribution on the Compression Properties of Titanium Foams
• Porous Titanium for Dental Implant Applications
• Titanium Foams with Aligned, Elongated Pores Produced by Freeze Casting
• Porous Titanium for Orthopedic Application
• Finite Element Modelling of Porous Titanium Implants
• Selective Electron Beam Melting-—A Novel Generative Manufacturing Technique for Cellular Titanium
• Laser Induced Foaming of Pure Titanium with Biocompatible Foaming Agents
• Improvement in Mechanical Properties of Porous Titanium by Biomedical Polymer Filling
• Effect of Processing Parameters on Compressive Behavior of Ti Foams
• Surface Modification Treatments to Reduce Ni Leaching from Porous Nitinol
• Production of Highly Porous Near-Net-Shape NiTi Components for Biomedical Applications
• Influence of Partial Diffusion on the Properties of Porous Titanium Alloy
• Particle Rearrangement during Fabrication of Ti-Based Metal Matrix Composite Foams
• Preparation of Bioactive Porous Ti-Sn-Nb Alloy for Biomedical Applications

NANOPOROUS MATERIALS

• Morphological Control of Nanoporous Gold through Self-Organizing Routes and its Mechanical Properties
• Morphology Control of Nanoporous Au by Post-Compression
• Nanoporous Metal Membranes by Self-Organization and Selective Dissolution of Two Phase Microstructures
• Fabrication of Nanoporous Structure Silver Film by Dealloying of Ag-Al Alloy and Control of Pore Size
• Formation of a Nano-pore during Oxidation of Metal Nanoparticles

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

• Age-Hardening Response of Replicated Microcellular Al-4.5%Cu
• Multiaxial Yield Behaviour of Al Replicated Foam
• Metallic Hollow Spheres Foam: Structure and Mechanics
• Deformation Mechanisms in Constrained Monotonic and Cyclic Compressive Loading of Al Foam
• Strain Localization During Low Cycle Fatigue of Aluminum Foam
• Inhomogeneous Deformation and Fracture of Aluminum Foam under Uniaxial Tension
• Mechanical and Functional Properties of Porous Metals Fabricated by Spacer Method
• Multi-scale Modelling of Fracture in Open-cell Metal Foams
• Energy Absorption of Superplastic Zn-Al Alloy Foams
• Effects of Cell Irregularity on the Impact Behavior of Open-cell Foams
• Characterisation of Mechanical and Damping Properties of Porous AZ91 Mg Alloy
• Mechanical Behavior of Lightweight Multifunctional Hybrid Systems under Low and High Rates of Strain: Experiments and Modeling
• Mechanics of Aluminum Foam-Polymer Hybrids
• Elastic and Plastic Behavior of Composite Metal Foams under Compressive Loading
• Compressive Behavior of Porous Metal/Polymer Composite: Experiment and Numerical Modeling
• Constitutive Equation for the Compression of Metallic Hollow Spheres Foam
• Advanced Structure and Deformation Pattern of Al Based Alloys Foamed with Calcium Carbonate Agent
• Some Considerations on Incremental Forming of Aluminum Foam Sandwiches
• Development of a Standard for Compression Testing of Cellular Metals
• Homogeneity Effects on the Energy Absorption Performance of Aluminum Foams
• Effects of Pore Morphology on the Compressive Behaviour of Porous Metals
• Effect of Imperfection on the Mechanical Behavior of Wire-woven Bulk Kagome truss PCMs under Shear Loading

STRUCTURE

• Geometrical Measurement of Real Foams from 3D Images
• Average Geometrical Parameters for the Internal Structure of Aluminum Foam
• Periodic Unit Cell Reconstruction of Porous Media: Acoustic Properties of an Open Cell Aluminum Foam
• Topological Analysis of Foams and Tetrahedral Structures
• Nondestructive Structure Characterization by Laser-Ultrasonics
• 3-D Microstructural Characterization of Cell Wall in a High Strength Aluminum Foam
• Metallic Foam Cell Size Assessment by Automated Image Analysis
• Experimental Investigation into Laser Welding of Aluminum Foam Filled Steel Tubes

PERMEABILITY/FILTER

• Effect of Porosity on Permeability and Form Drag of Porous Metals
• Gas Permeation through Perforated Metallic Foams
• Experimental Study of Two-Phase Flows through Open-Celled Metallic Foams
• Investigation of Representative Volume Element Size for the Mechanical Properties of Open-Cell Nickel Foams
• Pressure Drop Measurement and Modeling of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Foam for Use as Catalyst Support
• Fabrication of Nanostructures on FeCrAl Metallic Fiber Felts and the Filtration Efficiency
• Determination of Bulk and Entrance Contributions to the Pressure Drop in Metallic
• Foams

THERMAL

• Characterization of Heat and Momentum Transfer in Sintered Metal Foams
• Application of Aluminium Sponges in the Adsorption Refrigeration Engineering
• The Hydraulic and Heat Transfer Characteristics for the Wire-woven Bulk Kagome (WBK) Composed of Aluminum Helix Wires
• Characterization of High Surface Area Open-Cell Metal Foams and Application to Thermal Management and Electrochemistry
• Critical Cooling Velocities Maps for Thermal Hardening Treatments in Aluminium Foams: Density Characterization, Finite Elements Analysis, Experimental Validation and Final Results
• Sintered Metal Fiber Structures from Aluminum Based Fibers-—Manufacturing and Properties
• Characterization of the Full Thermal Conductivity Tensor of Anisotropic Metal Foams–Influence of the Fluid Phase
• Design of Anisotropic Metal Foams for Thermal Insulator
• Steady State Comparative-longitudinal Heat Flow (SCHF) Method Using Specimen of Different Thickness for Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Anisotropic and Thin Porous Metals

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