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Lightweight Products with Metal Foam - Properties and Methods of Processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

R. Neugebauer ,
H. Brdunlich  and
U. Wagner
R. Neugebauer
Affiliation:
Institutsleiter FhG IWU, Chemnitz
H. Brdunlich
Affiliation:
Abteilung Umformtechnologien, FhG IWU, Chemnitz
U. Wagner
Affiliation:
Abteilung Umformtechnologien, FhG IWU, Chemnitz
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Abstract

The aim of future production technology is the economic application of lightweight components with improved property profiles.

Demands for weight reduction made by both the automotive industry and the machine-building industry can be met through selective utilization of metal foam composite _ structures. To that end, basic investigations into material behavior and the machineability of metal foam composites are necessary.

The presentation will submit an overview of the properties and processing parameters of selected composites based on an analysis of industrial requirements. The development of analytical models of the process mechanics will contribute to the creation of preconditions for a numerical simulation of selected processes. Innovative applications and the potential for future use of metal foam composites in lightweight construction will be shown as well.

Finally, results from projects of the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik together with industrial companies in Saxony will be presented.

Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 521: Symposium R – Porous & Cellular Materials for Structural Applications , 1998 , 271
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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