Effect of fabrication parameters on the pore concentration of the aluminum metal foam, manufactured by powder metallurgy process

Autor: Seda Bilhan, Sermin Ozan
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 39:257-260
ISSN: 1433-3015
0268-3768
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1207-5
Popis: In this paper, the effect of fabrication parameters on the pore concentration of aluminum metal foam manufactured by powder metallurgy process is studied. Aluminum metal foam specimens were fabricated from the mixture of aluminum powders (mean particle size 60 μm) and NaCl at 10,20,30,40(wt) % content under 200, 250, 300, MPa Pressures. All specimens were then sintered at 630°C for 2.5 hours in an argon atmosphere. For pore formation (foaming), sintered specimens were immersed into 70°C hot running water. Finally the pore concentration of specimens was recorded to analyze the effect of fabrication parameters (namely NaCl ratio, NaCl particle size and compacting pressure) on the foaming behavior of compacted specimens. As a result of the study, it has been recorded that the above mentioned fabrication parameters are effective on pore concentration profile while pore diameters remained unchanged.
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