Tensile property of Al-Si closed-cell aluminum foam

Al-Si closed-cell aluminum foams of different densities were prepared by molten body transitional foaming process.The tensile behavior of Al-Si closed-cell aluminum foam was studied and the influence of relative densities on the tensile strength and elastic modulus was also researched.The results show that the fracture surfaces of Al-Si closed-cell aluminum foam display quasi-cleavage fracture consisting of brittle cleavages and ductile dimples.The tensile strength and elastic modulus are strictly affected by the relative density of Al-Si closed-cell aluminum foam.With increasing relative density,the tensile strength increases and the strain at which the peak strength is measured also increases;in addition,the elastic modulus increases with increasing relative density.

Thermal properties of closed-cell aluminum foams prepared by melt foaming technology

Closed-cell aluminum foam has incomparable advantages over other traditional materials for thermal insulation and heatpreservation because of small thermal conductivity coefficient. Spherical bubble three-dimensional model of aluminum foam is builtto deduce the relationship among pore wall thickness, porosity and average pore size. Non-uniform closed-cell foam aluminummodel with different structural parameters and random pore distribution is established based on the relationship via C programminglanguage. And the temperature distribution is analyzed with ANSYS software. Results indicate that thermal conductivity increaseswith the reducing of porosity. For the aluminum foam with the same porosity, different pore distributions result in different thermalconductivities. The temperature distribution in aluminum foam is non-uniform, which is closely related with the pore size anddistribution. The pores which extend or distribute along the direction perpendicular to heat flow strengthen obstructive capability forheat flow. When pores connect along the direction perpendicular to heat flow, a “wall of high thermal resistance” appears to declinethe thermal conductivity rapidly, which shows that only porosity cannot completely determine effective thermal conductivity ofclosed-cell aluminum foam.

Biaxial mechanical behavior of closed-cell aluminum foam under combined shear-compression loading

Combined shear-compression tests and simulations were performed on a closed-cell aluminum foam over a wide range of loading angles in order to probe their yield behaviors under biaxial loading conditions.Combined shear-compression tests were carried out by using a pair of cylindrical bars with beveled ends.The yield surfaces were experimentally measured and compared with various theoretical yield surface models.The cellular structures of closed-cell aluminum foams were modeled as tetrakaidecahedrons and their biaxial crushing behaviors were simulated by the finite element method.The results show that,yield initiates from the stress-concentrated corners in the specimens under combined shear-compression loading and the stress distribution is no longer uniform at the specimen/bar interfaces.In the range of cell sizes studied,the larger the foam cell size is,the higher the yield stress is.Aluminum foam density is found to be the dominant factor on its mechanical properties compared with the cell size and is much more significant in engineering practice.

Shape formation of closed-cell aluminum foam in solid–liquid–gas coexisting state

The mold pressing process was applied to investigate the formability of closed-cell aluminum foam in solid–liquid–gas coexisting state.Results show that the shape formation of closed-cell aluminum foam in the solid–liquid–gas coexisting state was realized through cell wall deformation and cell movement caused by primary α-Al grains that slid,rotated,deformed,and ripened within cell walls.During formation,characteristic parameters of closed-cell aluminum foam were almost unchanged.Under proper forming conditions,shaped products of closed-cell aluminum foam could be fabricated through mold pressing.

Study of the Reconstruction of Fractal Structure of Closed-cell Aluminum Foam and its Thermal Conductivity

Based on the characteristics of the internal structure of closed-cell aluminum foam, this paper attempts to illus- trate the process of reconstructing the internal structures of closed-cell aluminum foam in Monte-Carlo method and the fractal characteristics of the reconstructed model. Furthermore, Binary Array Method is proposed by analyzing the reconstructed model and the thermal conductivity model of closed-cell aluminum foam is established. At the same time, the thermal conductivity of the foam materials with different porosity is calculated by Binary Array Method, and the calculated value coincides with the experimental results in the reference, which proves the correctness of these methods.

Acoustic properties of closed-cell aluminum foams with different macrostructures

As structural materials, closed-cell aluminum foams possess obvious advantages in product dimension, strength and process economics compared with open cell aluminum foams. However, as a kind of structure-function integration materials, the application of closed-cell aluminum foams has been restricted greatly in acoustic fields due to the difficulty of sound wave penetration. It was reported that closed-cell foams with macrostructures have important effect on the propagation of sound waves. To date, the relationship between macrostructures and acoustic properties of commercially pure closedcell aluminum foams is ambiguous. In this work, different perforation and air gap types were designed for changing the macrostructures of the foam. Meanwhile, the effect of macrostructures on the sound absorption coefficient and sound reduction index were investigated. The results showed that the foams with half-hole exhibited excellent sound absorption and sound insulation behaviors in high frequency range（〉2500 Hz）. In addition, specimens with air gaps showed good sound absorption properties in low frequency compared with the foams without air gaps. Based on the experiment results, propagation structural models of sound waves in commercially pure closed-cell aluminum foams with different macrostructures were built and the influence of macrostructures on acoustic properties was discussed.

Al基和Al-6Si基闭孔泡沫铝的动态吸能性能

利用熔体转移发泡法制备不同基体成分不同密度的闭孔泡沫铝,从能量吸收能力、能量吸收效率以及能量吸收图等方面对其动态吸能性能进行研究。结果显示:无论是Al基还是Al-6Si基的闭孔泡沫铝,能量吸收能力随应变的增加而增大,且随相对密度的增加,能量吸收能力先增加后减小;能量吸收效率的变化具有明显的缓慢增加、趋于平缓和缓慢减小的特征;随着应力的增加,闭孔泡沫铝单位体积的吸能能力先快速提高,达到一定值后上升趋势减缓,出现明显的肩;对应此密度的闭孔泡沫铝可以提供最大容许应力σp,且随着相对密度的减小,最大容许应力σp逐渐减小;相同密度Al基和Al-6Si基的闭孔泡沫铝能量吸收能力相比,前者的要大一些,但Al-6Si基闭孔泡沫铝的吸能效率要比Al基闭孔泡沫铝的吸能效率高,且最高吸能效率比较稳定持久。