Production of open cell aluminum foams by using the dissolution and sintering process (DSP)

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 0410091-04100910

  Barletta, M ^a   Gisario, A ^b   Guarino, S ^a   Rubino, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Neural network; Open cells; Process parameters

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BACKPROPAGATION; COMPACTION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; DISSOLUTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; METAL FOAMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDER METALS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SINTERING;

ALUMINUM FOAM; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; OPEN CELL ALUMINUM FOAMS; OPEN-CELL; OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NEURAL NETWORKS;

RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS;

EID: 77955284404     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3159044     Document Type: Article

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