Preparation and characterization of amorphous Al-based metal foams

Cong Bo Li, Wei Wei Chen, Lu Wang

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Abstract

Amorphous Al-Cu-Ti metal foams with the porosity of 65% were prepared by spark plasma sintering with both the diameter and height of 10 mm. The SPS process was carried out under the pressure, the dwell time and the temperatures of 300 MPa, 5min and 623-673K, respectively. The microstructure and mechanical behavior of the amorphous Al-Cu-Ti metal foams were investigated. The results showed that sintering at high temperatures improved the crystallinity and adhesion between particles. The intermetallic compounds, i.e. Al-Ti, Al-Cu and Al-Cu-Ti were identified from the XRD patterns. It was found that weak adhesion and irregular shape of NaCl might reduce the mechanical properties. The highest strength of amorphous Al-based metal foam sintered at 653K, 300MPa was 7.97MPa.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHigh Performance Structural Material
EditorsYafang Han, Qiang Zhang, Bin Jiang, Bin Jiang
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd.
Pages682-687
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9783038353959
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventChinese Materials Congress, CMC 2014 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 4 Jul 20147 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume816
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

ConferenceChinese Materials Congress, CMC 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period4/07/147/07/14

Keywords

  • Amorphous Al-based metal foams
  • Mechanical property
  • Microstructure
  • Spark plasma sintering

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