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Aluminum Foam, “Alporas”: The Production Process, Properties and Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

T. Miyoshi ,
M. Itoh ,
S. Akiyama  and
A. Kitahara
T. Miyoshi
Affiliation:
Shinko Wire Company Ltd., New Tech. Prod. Div., Amagasaki, Japan
M. Itoh
Affiliation:
Shinko Wire Company Ltd., New Tech. Prod. Div., Amagasaki, Japan
S. Akiyama
Affiliation:
Kyushu National Industrial Research Inst., Material Engineering Dept., Tosu, Japan
A. Kitahara
Affiliation:
Kyushu National Industrial Research Inst., Material Engineering Dept., Tosu, Japan
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Abstract

The production of foamed aluminum has long been considered difficult to realize because of such problems as the low foamability of molten metal, the varying size of cellular structures, solidification shrinkage and so on. Recently these problems have been solved by a number of researches and some manufacturers produce foamed aluminum by their own methods. We have been employing a batch casting process and manufacturing foamed aluminum under the tradename ALPORAS® since 1986. This paper presents the manufacturing process, physical properties and some typical applications of ALPORAS.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 521: Symposium R – Porous & Cellular Materials for Structural Applications , 1998 , 133
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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