Deformation and energy absorption characteristic of Al2O3f/Zn–Al composite foams during compression

Microstructural and mechanical properties of Al–SiO2 nanocomposite foams produced by an ultrasonic technique

“…In this regard, Yu et al [17] found that the energy absorption exhibits an irrelevant tendency to relative density. This is related to degree of oscillation of stress in the plateau region.…”

“…One of the common features of energy absorption materials is that there is a discernible plateau in their compressive stress-strain curves. Foamed aluminum has this feature; it means that they can absorb energy by deformation but keep the stress almost constant [15][16][17].…”

Compressive properties and energy absorption of aluminum composite foams reinforced by in-situ generated MgAl 2 O 4 whiskers

“…Generally, fabrication methods for the Al composite foams reinforced by "ex-situ" ceramic phases such as Al 2 O 3 [7], SiC particles [8][9][10] and Al 2 O 3 short fibers [11,12] can be classified as direct melt foaming, powder metallurgy and space holder technology. The melt foaming route [8][9][10][11][12] is relatively suitable for industrial mass production on account of its good formability and low cost.…”

Microarchitecture and compressive deformation behaviour of Al-alloy (LM13)–cenosphere hybrid Al-foam prepared using CaCO3 as foaming agent

“…Therefore, the micro-architecture as well as deformation behaviour of these hybrid foams (HFs) may be different from that of conventional foams. In fact, very limited studies have been conducted on synthesis and deformation behaviours of HFs [29] and these studies are primarily confined to ZA27-cenosphere foams with hybrid pore structure. To the best of our knowledge no detailed studies have been made on synthesis and characterisation of Al-cenosphere foams with hybrid pore structures.…”