Aluminum foam-polymer hybrid structures (APM aluminum foam) in compression testing

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5627-5641

  Stöbener, Karsten ^a   Lehmhus, Dirk ^a   Avalle, Massimiliano ^b   Peroni, Lorenzo ^b   Busse, Matthias ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IFAM   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Deformation behavior; Hydrostatic compression; Mechanical properties; Metal foam polymer hybrid material; Uniaxial compression

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; COMPRESSION TESTING; DATA COMPRESSION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLURGY; POLYMERS; SPHERES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ALUMINUM FOAM; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; HYDROSTATIC COMPRESSION; METAL FOAM-POLYMER HYBRID MATERIAL; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

EID: 51449098172     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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