| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2016 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Metal and Polymer Matrix Composites II
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| Presentation Title |
Forming of Open Cell Aluminum Foams at High Temperatures |
| Author(s) |
Vasanth Chakravarthy Shunmugasamy, Bilal Mansoor |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Vasanth Chakravarthy Shunmugasamy |
| Abstract Scope |
Metal foams are lightweight materials that have a huge potential in thermal heat exchangers and alternate energy sectors. They can be designed to have a combination of properties such as mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties. Currently components made using metal foams are manufactured in the final net shape that limits their utilization. In the present work, a novel methodology is developed to three-dimensionally shape aluminum foam sheets using pneumatic bulge forming at high temperature. Three different forming pressures, at constant temperature were evaluated to understand their effect, on the formed component. The formed aluminum foams showed 20% decrease in thickness as compared to 80% observed for as-cast foam. The process can be adapted to prepare sandwich composites with metal foam core and solid face sheets that can be formed. The suggested methodology can be effectively utilized to prepare three-dimensional components from metal foam that can greatly benefit aforementioned applications. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: A print-only volume |