Tensile and shear properties of aluminium foam

Materials Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-165

  Wang, X Z ^a   Wu, L Z ^a   Wang, S X ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure mechanism; Metal foam; Shear; Tension

Indexed keywords

AL FOAMS; ALUMINIUM FOAM; ASTM STANDARDS; CLOSED CELLS; DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; FAILURE MECHANISM; METAL FOAMS; SHEAR BEHAVIOUR; SHEAR LOADINGS; SHEAR MODULUS; SHEAR PROPERTIES; SHEAR TENSION; UNLOADING CURVES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ALUMINUM; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOAMS; METAL DRAWING; METALS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; UNLOADING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 72449183724     PISSN: 10667857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106678509X12475884746705     Document Type: Article

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