Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template
The present paper illustrates a comparison of open-cell aluminum foams. The foams were fabricated by two different methods: spark plasma sintering and replication on a polyurethane template. The influence of pressure, temperature, and diameter of space holding material on foam obtained by the spark...
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| author | Alexandra Kosenko Konstantin Pushnitsa Artem Kim Pavel Novikov Anatoliy A. Popovich |
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| description | The present paper illustrates a comparison of open-cell aluminum foams. The foams were fabricated by two different methods: spark plasma sintering and replication on a polyurethane template. The influence of pressure, temperature, and diameter of space holding material on foam obtained by the spark plasma sintering method was investigated. Additionally, the aluminum powder content in slurry and atmosphere during thermal processing of foam prepared by the replication technique were studied. The morphology and structure of obtained samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Supplementarily, mechanical properties and electrical conductivity were studied. The porosity of obtained samples was 83% for the SPS sample and 85% for the replication sample. The results of the studies carried out gave us an understanding that the SPS method is more promising for using the obtained foams as cathode current collectors in lithium-ion batteries due to excessive aluminum oxidation during sintering in the furnace. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6f18c36dc064f5aa1b73190821bf8c62023-11-23T16:59:29ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-01-0115393110.3390/ma15030931Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane TemplateAlexandra Kosenko0Konstantin Pushnitsa1Artem Kim2Pavel Novikov3Anatoliy A. Popovich4Institute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politechnicheskaya ul. 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politechnicheskaya ul. 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politechnicheskaya ul. 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politechnicheskaya ul. 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaInstitute of Machinery, Materials, and Transport, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politechnicheskaya ul. 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, RussiaThe present paper illustrates a comparison of open-cell aluminum foams. The foams were fabricated by two different methods: spark plasma sintering and replication on a polyurethane template. The influence of pressure, temperature, and diameter of space holding material on foam obtained by the spark plasma sintering method was investigated. Additionally, the aluminum powder content in slurry and atmosphere during thermal processing of foam prepared by the replication technique were studied. The morphology and structure of obtained samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Supplementarily, mechanical properties and electrical conductivity were studied. The porosity of obtained samples was 83% for the SPS sample and 85% for the replication sample. The results of the studies carried out gave us an understanding that the SPS method is more promising for using the obtained foams as cathode current collectors in lithium-ion batteries due to excessive aluminum oxidation during sintering in the furnace.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/3/931open-cell foamsporous materialsspark plasma sinteringreplication techniquePU foam template |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Kosenko Konstantin Pushnitsa Artem Kim Pavel Novikov Anatoliy A. Popovich Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template Materials open-cell foams porous materials spark plasma sintering replication technique PU foam template |
| title | Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template |
| title_full | Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template |
| title_fullStr | Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template |
| title_short | Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Open-Cell Aluminum Foams Obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering and Replication on Polyurethane Template |
| title_sort | structural electrical and mechanical properties investigation of open cell aluminum foams obtained by spark plasma sintering and replication on polyurethane template |
| topic | open-cell foams porous materials spark plasma sintering replication technique PU foam template |
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