Aluminum melt foam processing for light-weight structures

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-530

  Raj, R Edwin ^a   Daniel, B S S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloy; Automotive applications; Blowing agent; Cell structure; Closed cell; Decomposition; Energy absorption; Foam processing; Gas air injection; Light weight structure; Low density; Mechanical properties; Metallic foams; Plateau stress; Relative density

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BLOWING AGENTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER; QUENCHING;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CELL STRUCTURE; FOAM PROCESSING; GAS/AIR INJECTION; LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURE; METALLIC FOAMS; PLATEAU STRESSES; RELATIVE DENSITY;

FOAMED PRODUCTS;

EID: 34147184845     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910701236072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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