On the stabilization of aluminum foams by tin additions and in situ intermetallic formation
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Abstract
The powder metallurgy (PM) technique is one of the most promising means of producing metallic foams. In the case of Al foams, this technique requires the mixing of Al or Al-based alloy powders with a blowing agent (most commonly TiH2) after which the mixture must be compacted to a high density to form a precursor. Heat treating the precursor allows foam formation by simultaneously melting metal powders and releasing gas from blowing agent decomposition. Nevertheless, the mismatch between TiH2's decomposition temperature (typically between 450â650 oC) and the melting point of Al or Al alloy (about 660 oC) the main drawback of this technique as it leads to the formation of crack-like pores and to hydrogen loss prior to foaming. In addition, if foaming occurs at an elevated temperature (~800 oC), it leads to problems such as pore coalescence, metal drainage and foam collapse.The purpose of this study is to develop new Al alloys that when foamed will produce stable and highly expanding foams with superior mechanical properties. In order to overcome the temperature mismatch between TiH2's decomposition and Al's melting point, Al foam's chemistry was modified in this work by alloying it with small amounts of Sn (⤠5 wt.%). The roles of Sn in the foaming process of Al are found to be (i) improving integrity of the powder mixture during hot compaction due to Sn's low melting temperature, (ii) controlling of gradual decomposition of the TiH2 and (iii) decreasing surface tension of liquid Al, resulting in higher foam expansion even at lower foaming temperature (725 oC), and higher foam stability. Foam expansion and stability were further controlled by in-situ formation of intermetallic phases. Thermodynamic calculations made using FactSage thermodynamic software were used extensively to design foam alloys, and the foam alloys were thermally analyzed to build an understanding of the selected alloys' evolution during the foaming process. Five alloying elements (Co, Mg, Mn, Ni and Ti) were selected to change the foaming behavior of Al-3wt.% Sn alloy. Alloys based on these were designed (i) to enhance foam expansion (reaching higher maximum expansion) and/or (ii) to stabilize the foam (regularizing pore size and distribution) by forming an intermetallic phase during the foaming process. The mechanical properties of new Al-Sn based alloys are superior to conventional Al alloy foams. An improvement of energy absorption efficiency and capacity was observed with increasing amounts of alloying element (particularly at higher amounts of Ti, Mn or Ni). This is the result of the intermetallics formed by alloying elements in the cell walls. A model correlating stress-strain curves with the cell wall's fracture mode during compression testing was proposed.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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