Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties
In this research study a novel functionally graded metal syntactic foam (FG-MSF) was manufactured using expanded perlite and activated carbon particles. A tailored arrangement of these fillers was infiltrated with ZA27 alloy in a single-step process. The structure of the FG-MSF contained two individ...
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| author | Nima Movahedi Graeme E. Murch Irina V. Belova Thomas Fiedler |
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| description | In this research study a novel functionally graded metal syntactic foam (FG-MSF) was manufactured using expanded perlite and activated carbon particles. A tailored arrangement of these fillers was infiltrated with ZA27 alloy in a single-step process. The structure of the FG-MSF contained two individual layers: ZA27/expanded perlite (EP-MSF) and ZA27/activated carbon (AC-MSF) syntactic foam. The density of these FG-MSFs varied between 2.11 and 2.15 g·cm−3. Microstructural studies confirmed that no relevant chemical reaction occurred within the foam, in particular in the vicinity of the particle-matrix interfaces. The mechanical properties of the produced FG-MSF were evaluated using quasi-static compression testing. The results showed that the deformation mechanism of the FG-MSF is a mixed mode and varies between the two different filler layers. The energy absorption of the FG-MSF sample was increased compared to uniform syntactic foams containing only a single particle filler. Keywords: Functionally graded metal syntactic foam, Expanded perlite, Activated carbon, Deformation mechanism, Energy absorption |
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| spelling | doaj.art-626f28dc0364464c9cd60fce5b9b5b072022-12-21T19:41:12ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752019-04-01168Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical propertiesNima Movahedi0Graeme E. Murch1Irina V. Belova2Thomas Fiedler3Centre for Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, AustraliaCentre for Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, AustraliaCentre for Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, AustraliaCorresponding author.; Centre for Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, AustraliaIn this research study a novel functionally graded metal syntactic foam (FG-MSF) was manufactured using expanded perlite and activated carbon particles. A tailored arrangement of these fillers was infiltrated with ZA27 alloy in a single-step process. The structure of the FG-MSF contained two individual layers: ZA27/expanded perlite (EP-MSF) and ZA27/activated carbon (AC-MSF) syntactic foam. The density of these FG-MSFs varied between 2.11 and 2.15 g·cm−3. Microstructural studies confirmed that no relevant chemical reaction occurred within the foam, in particular in the vicinity of the particle-matrix interfaces. The mechanical properties of the produced FG-MSF were evaluated using quasi-static compression testing. The results showed that the deformation mechanism of the FG-MSF is a mixed mode and varies between the two different filler layers. The energy absorption of the FG-MSF sample was increased compared to uniform syntactic foams containing only a single particle filler. Keywords: Functionally graded metal syntactic foam, Expanded perlite, Activated carbon, Deformation mechanism, Energy absorptionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127519300899 |
| spellingShingle | Nima Movahedi Graeme E. Murch Irina V. Belova Thomas Fiedler Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties Materials & Design |
| title | Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties |
| title_full | Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties |
| title_fullStr | Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties |
| title_short | Functionally graded metal syntactic foam: Fabrication and mechanical properties |
| title_sort | functionally graded metal syntactic foam fabrication and mechanical properties |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127519300899 |
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