Analytical models for the mechanical behavior of closed and open-cell Al foams

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-56

  Konstantinidis, I Ch ^a   Paradisiadis, G ^b   Tsipas, D N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Al foams; Closed cell; Dilatation and distortion; Ellipsoid cells; Mechanical properties; Open cell; Unit model

Indexed keywords

AL FOAMS; CLOSED CELL; DILATATION AND DISTORTION; ELLIPSOID CELLS; OPEN-CELL; UNIT MODEL;

ALUMINUM; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 64049094292     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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