Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cellular Metals and Metal Foaming Technology (MetFoam 2001)
Bremen (Germany), 18.-20. June 2001
520 pages
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Contents:
Preface 1
Applications and Industrialisation
New aspects of getting aluminium-foam sandwich (AFS) parts into volume
production 5
H.-W. Seeliger
Energy absorbing behaviour of aluminium foams: head impact tests
on an A-pillar of a passenger car 17
R. Kretz, B. Götzinger
Application of aluminium foam for automotive brake pistons
25
D. Lehmhus, M. Weber, K.-H. Wollenweber
A new front buffer for suburban railcars
31
K.-E. Geyer
Properties and applications of aluminium foams: two case studies
37
T.D. Claar, C.-J. Yu, J.D. Adkins, H.H. Eifert
Metal foam applied to machine tools 43
R. Neugebauer, T. Hipke
Scale-up issues related to producing Cymat stabilized aluminum foam
49
A.-M. Harte, S. Nichol
Tailored blanking with aluminium foam sandwiches
55
T. Schöberl, A. Otto
Physics of Metal Foaming
Foam physics 63
D. Weaire
Study of liquid-gas interactions during the foaming of compacted
Al-Ti2 powders 69
R.L. Centeno Sanchez, A.R. Kennedy, J.V. Wood
Foamability of the Al-Si system 77
B. Kriszt, P. Cekan, K. Faure
Study of lead foams under microgravity 83
T. Wübben, S. Odenbach, J. Banhart
Effect of ambient atmosphere on metal foam expansion
89
F. Siman?ík, K. Behulová,
L. Borš
Modelling of metal foaming by in-situ gas formation
93
C. Körner, M. Thies, M. Arnold, R.F. Singer
Modelling metallic foam formation 99
S.J. Cox, G. Bradley, D. Weaire
Drainage of metallic foams: modelling and experimental observations
105
V. Gergely, D.C. Curran, T.W. Clyne
Investigation of metal foam formation by ultra-small angle neutron
scattering 111
J. Banhart, D. Bellmann, H. Clemens
A generalised stability diagram of production of metallic foams by
the melt route 117
G. Kaptay
Changes of porosity of foamed aluminium during solidification
123
Z. Wu, D.P. He
Modelling of solidification of metal foams
129
V.V. Sobolev
Processing Technologies for Cellular Metals
Cellular metals manufacturing: an overview of stochastic and periodic
concepts 137
H.N.G. Wadley
Foaming of powder compacts
Encasing of aluminium foams by die casting: foam core properties
and core fixing 147
F. Heinrich, C. Körner, M. Blenk, R.F. Singer
Comparison of foaming sandwich materials in a continuous belt furnace
and a batch furnace 155
J. Baumeister
Continuous metal foam production within an adapted foaming equipment
161
A. Schöne, N. Büngener, J. Baumeister, M. Weber, O. Belkessam,
U. Fritsching
Foaming of melts
Production of a closed-cell aluminium alloy foam with enhancement
of the compressive strength 167
T. Miyoshi, T. Kasai, T. Mukai, K. Higashi
Development of a new processing technique for near net-shape foam
parts based on the melt route 171
D. Leitlmeier, H. Flankl
Casting process for foamed magnesium 175
F.-W. Bach, H. Haferkamp, M. Niemeyer, D. Bormann
Fabrication of lotus-structured porous iron by unidirectional solidification
under nitrogen gas 181
S.K. Hyun, H. Nakajima
Casting of cellular structures
Simulation of the infiltration process of molten aluminium into porous
medium by a model system 187
D.P. He, D. Wen, Y. Zhang, G. Shu
Properties of investment cast cellular metal materials (CMMs)
193
C. Hintz, I. Wagner, M. Fehlbier, O. Klaassen, P.R. Sahm
Production and infiltration of metallic open cell structures with
different pore sizes 197
M. Grohn, D. Voss, C. Hintz, P.R. Sahm
Sintering and other methods
Titanium and steel sponges prepared by powder metallurgy
203
G. Rausch, T. Hartwig
Production of slip reaction foam (SRF) and influence of production
parameters on the mechanical properties 209
U. Mohr, P.-F. Scholz, W. Bleck
Scaling-up of powder metallurgical production of highly porous metals
to industrial quantities 215
M. Bram, H.P. Buchkremer, A. Laptev, D. Stöver
Processing of intermetallic foam by combustion reaction
221
M. Kobashi, N. Kanetake
Quantification of NaCl in Al foams manufactured by sintering and
dissolution process 227
D.X. Sun, T. Fung, Y.Y. Zhao
Characterisation and Properties
Characterisation of structures
Microstructure of foamable precursor and foamed aluminium material
233
U. Mosler, A. Müller, H. Baum, U. Martin, H. Oettel
Viewing the early stage of metal foam formation by high-resolution
computed tomography 239
L. Helfen, T. Baumbach, H. Stanzick, J. Banhart, A. Elmoutaouakkil,
P. Cloetens, K. Schladitz
2D and 3D characterisation of metal foams using x-ray tomography
245
A. Elmoutaouakkil, L. Salvo, E. Maire, G. Peix
3D investigation of strength tested metallic foams by micro-tomography
251
E. Jasiuniene, J. Goebbels, B. Illerhaus,
P. Löwe, A. Kottar
Sound transmission study on liquid foams
255
U. Laun, J. Banhart
Structure and properties
Influence of microstructural dispersions on the effective properties
of cellular solids 259
A. Fazekas, R. Dendievel, L. Salvo, Y. Bréchet
Modelling of mechanical properties of inhomogeneous cellular materials
265
B. Foroughi, B. Kriszt, H.P. Degischer
On the mechanical and microstructural characterisation of aluminium
foams 269
A.-H. Benouali, L. Froyen
Relationship between structure and mechanical properties of aluminium
foam 273
E. Koza, M. Leonowicz
Properties of cellular aluminium produced by a new melt route foaming
technique 277
D. Leitlmeier, H. Flankl
Acoustic emission in aluminium foams under compressive load
283
F. Baumgärtner, H. Kruschek, H.-J. Schwalbe, K. Nijhof
Fracture, fatigue and damping
Experimental methods for the determination of fracture toughness
values for ductile metallic foams 289
C. Motz, R. Pippan
Size effects in the fracture of metallic foams
293
N.A. Fleck, C. Chen, M.F. Ashby
Deformation and fracture behaviour of ductile aluminium foams in
the presence of notches under tensile loading 299
C. Motz, R. Pippan, A. Ableidinger, H. Böhm, F.G. Rammerstorfer
Fatigue behaviour of an aluminium foam sandwich beam under alternating
bending 305
T. Beck, D. Löhe, F. Baumgärtner
Fatigue behaviour of open- and closed-cell Al-foams
311
A. Ohrndorf, U. Krupp, H.-J. Christ
Experimental studies and simulations of the fatigue behaviour of
metal foams 317
H. Harders, J. Rösler, K. Hupfer, E. Steck
Mechanical damping of some Al foams under cyclic deformation
323
I.S. Golovin, H.-R. Sinning, J. Göken, W. Riehemann
Crash behaviour, dynamic loading and energy absorption
Crash behaviour of foam-based components: validation of numerical
simulations 329
A.G. Hanssen, M. Langseth, O.S. Hopperstad
Impact testing of metallic honeycombs and foams
339
H. Zhao
Influence of cell size and morphology on the dynamic compressive
strength of aluminium alloy foams 345
P.J. Tan, J.J. Harrigan, S.R. Reid
Compressive properties and energy absorption of foamed Al alloy
351
B. Wang, D.P. He, G. Shu
Composite structures
Use of zinc foam for filling of hollow steel profiles
355
J. Kovácik, F. Simancík
An investigation in aluminium foam crushing behaviour for energy
absorber design 359
G.B. Broggiato, F. Campana, F. Mascioni, G. Santucci
Reinforced aluminium foams 365
F. Simancík, L'. Lúcan,
J. Jerz
Numerical predictions of the creep response of sandwich beams with
a metallic foam core 369
C. Chen, N.A. Fleck, M.F. Ashby
Alternative topologies and materials
Topology optimisation with metallic foams
375
A. Burblies
Cellular metal truss core sandwich structures
381
D.J. Sypeck, H.N.G. Wadley
The structural performance of near-optimized truss core panels
387
S. Chiras, A.G. Evans
Manufacture and properties of hollow sphere structures in sound absorption
applications 391
H. Göhler, P. Löthman, U. Waag, H. Schneidereit, E. Bernhard
Modelling and simulation of the meso- and macro-mechanical properties
of hollow sphere structures 397
J. Gründer, G. Landgraf, O. Andersen, P. Löthman
Deformation and fracture analysis of stainless steel and titanium
foams 403
M. Koçak, M. Horstmann, V. Venske, M. Bram, H.P. Buchkremer,
A. Laptev
Mechanical damping of porous stainless steel
409
N.V. Kirillova, I.K. Arhipov, S.A. Golovin, I.S. Golovin, H.-R. Sinning,
M. Bram
Characterisation of porous nickel-titanium alloys for medical applications
415
R. Hernández, S. Polizu, S. Turenne, L'H. Yahia
Mechanical properties of lotus-structured porous copper fabricated
by unidirectional solidification 421
S.K. Hyun, K. Murakami, H. Nakajima
Evaluation of porosity in lotus-type porous copper solidified in
gas atmosphere 425
S. Yamamura, K. Murakami, H. Shiota, H. Nakajima
Other topics
Electrical conductivity of metallic foams
429
J. Kovacík, Š. Barta, J. Bielek
On plasticity and deformation induced anisotropy in metallic foams
433
I. Schmidt
Cosserat modelling of an elasto-viscoplastic rectangular lattice
439
P.R. Onck
Non-contacting locally resolved strain measurement of aluminium foams
445
S. Rohde, M. Münch, M. Schlimmer
Redefining the concept of stress-strain curve for foams
449
T. Wierzbicki, M. Doyoyo, A. Markaki
Development and application of material models for the description
of deformation behaviour of aluminium foams 455
F. Andrieux, S. Sommer, D.-Z. Sun
Secondary Operations
Coating
Coatings and surface treatments for aluminium foam components
461
T. Schambron, R. Gramlinger, R. Kretz
Surface refinement of metal foams 467
M. Maurer, E. Lugscheider
Joining
Joining technologies for Al foams - Al sheet joints
473
T. Bernard, H.W. Bergmann, C. Haberling, H.G. Haldenwanger
Potential of laser welding of metal foams
479
H. Haferkamp, A. Ostendorf, M. Goede, J. Bunte
Ultrasonic spot welding of aluminium foams to sheet metal
485
C. Born, H. Kuckert, G. Wagner, D. Eifler
Joining of cellular metal parts using foamable filler metal
489
F.W. Bach, H. Balzer, V. Kruzhanov, V. Zeitz
Laser beam and inert gas-shielded arc welding of foamable aluminium
495
T. Böllinghaus, W. Bleck
Brazing of aluminium foam with cellular filler metals
501
K.-J. Matthes, H. Lang
Forming
High-temperature forming of cellular aluminium
505
M.C. Hahn, A. Otto
Author index 511
Subject index 515