Aluminum Foams: Fabrication, Properties and Application
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Structural Integrity of Metals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 353
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metal foams; liquid metal infiltration; capillarity at high temperatures; thermal conductivity; metal matrix composites
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Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to present this new Special Issue of Metals entitled Aluminum foams: Fabrication, Properties and Application. Aluminum foams are versatile materials with an appealing combination of physical, mechanical, thermal, and acoustic properties. Their high specific stiffness and uniquely lightweight structure, resulting in low specific weight, make them particularly attractive for various industrial applications such as heat sinks and exchangers, chemical beds and scrubbers, filters and mist eliminators, and battery plates. They are also employed in applications that require vibration and sound absorption. Their non-flammability, temperature stability and recyclability are significant benefits over other materials.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest advances in the field of aluminum foams, covering their fabrication, characterization of properties and applications. We invite contributions on open and closed cell aluminum foams. In addition, cellular materials produced by the infiltration of preforms with liquid aluminum, with pore volume fractions ranging from 50% to 80%, are also considered aluminum foams and are therefore welcome. Particular advances in the fabrication and characterization of aluminum foams are welcome, especially if they lead to their use in new applications.
I encourage you to contribute to this Special Issue with an original research article or review. I look forward to receiving your contribution.
Prof. Dr. Jose Miguel Molina Jordá
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aluminum
- foam
- thermal
- mechanical
- physical
- acoustics
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