Preparation and characterization of directionally freeze-cast copper foams

Metals

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-273

  Cuba Ramos, Aurelia I ^a,b   Dunand, David C ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical reduction; Copper; Copper oxide; Freeze casting; Metallic foams; Oriented pores; Porous materials; Sintering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917727469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/met2030265     Document Type: Article

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