The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors
Various foaming agents can be used to achieve foaming of the precursors obtained by using the powder metallurgy method. However, the thermal behavior of pure aluminum precursors with different foaming agents has been studied very little in recent times. For the production of aluminum foams with clos...
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| description | Various foaming agents can be used to achieve foaming of the precursors obtained by using the powder metallurgy method. However, the thermal behavior of pure aluminum precursors with different foaming agents has been studied very little in recent times. For the production of aluminum foams with closed cells, 1 wt.% of calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3</sub>), titanium hydride (TiH<sub>2</sub>), heat-treated TiH<sub>2</sub> and zirconium hydride (ZrH<sub>2</sub>) were used. The foaming capability of the compacted precursors was investigated at temperatures 700, 720 and 750 °C. CaCO<sub>3</sub> and TiH<sub>2</sub> showed the best foamability at all considered temperatures, while ZrH<sub>2</sub> achieved relatively good foaming only at the highest temperature, 750 °C. Due to their low onset temperature of the decomposition compared to the melting point of the unalloyed aluminum, in hydride-based foaming agents the drainage occurred at the bottom part of the foam samples. Among the investigated foaming agents, precursors with heat-treated TiH<sub>2</sub> had the worst foaming properties, while CaCO<sub>3</sub> showed the best foamability without the occurrence of drainage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e38d8f017304531a9604fb0f8b009922024-02-09T15:17:49ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442024-02-0117371010.3390/ma17030710The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum PrecursorsTomislav Rodinger0Danko Ćorić1Jaroslav Kováčik2Department of Materials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Materials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 5, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaInstitute of Materials and Machine Mechanics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9/6319, 84513 Bratislava, SlovakiaVarious foaming agents can be used to achieve foaming of the precursors obtained by using the powder metallurgy method. However, the thermal behavior of pure aluminum precursors with different foaming agents has been studied very little in recent times. For the production of aluminum foams with closed cells, 1 wt.% of calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3</sub>), titanium hydride (TiH<sub>2</sub>), heat-treated TiH<sub>2</sub> and zirconium hydride (ZrH<sub>2</sub>) were used. The foaming capability of the compacted precursors was investigated at temperatures 700, 720 and 750 °C. CaCO<sub>3</sub> and TiH<sub>2</sub> showed the best foamability at all considered temperatures, while ZrH<sub>2</sub> achieved relatively good foaming only at the highest temperature, 750 °C. Due to their low onset temperature of the decomposition compared to the melting point of the unalloyed aluminum, in hydride-based foaming agents the drainage occurred at the bottom part of the foam samples. Among the investigated foaming agents, precursors with heat-treated TiH<sub>2</sub> had the worst foaming properties, while CaCO<sub>3</sub> showed the best foamability without the occurrence of drainage.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/710aluminum foampowder metallurgyfoaming agentfoaming temperature |
| spellingShingle | Tomislav Rodinger Danko Ćorić Jaroslav Kováčik The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors Materials aluminum foam powder metallurgy foaming agent foaming temperature |
| title | The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors |
| title_full | The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors |
| title_short | The Effect of Foaming Agents on the Thermal Behavior of Aluminum Precursors |
| title_sort | effect of foaming agents on the thermal behavior of aluminum precursors |
| topic | aluminum foam powder metallurgy foaming agent foaming temperature |
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