Model for determining mechanical properties of aluminum closed-cell foams

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-167

  Konstantinidis, I Ch ^a   Papadopoulos, D P ^a   Lefakis, H ^a   Tsipas, D N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Al metal foam; Mechanical properties; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ELASTIC MODULI; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL WORKING SHAPERS;

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CLOSED-CELL TYPE ALUMINUM FOAMS;

FOAMS;

FOAM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 15844384441     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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