Hostname: page-component-5c6d5d7d68-tdptf Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-08-18T22:19:20.147Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Effect of age hardening on compressive deformation behavior of Al-alloy (LM13)–cenosphere hybrid foam prepared using CaCO3 as a foaming agent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2013

Dehi Pada Mondal ,
Nidhi Jha ,
Anshul Badkul ,
Bilal Gul ,
Shrinivas Rathod  and
Satyabrata Das
Dehi Pada Mondal*
Affiliation:
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal 462026, India
Nidhi Jha
Affiliation:
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal 462026, India
Anshul Badkul
Affiliation:
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal 462026, India
Bilal Gul
Affiliation:
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal 462026, India
Shrinivas Rathod
Affiliation:
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal 462026, India
Satyabrata Das
Affiliation:
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal 462026, India
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: dpmondal@ampri.res.in
Get access

Abstract

LM13 Al-alloy—cenosphere hybrid foam (HF) was made by foaming LM13 alloy–cenosphere mixture through a stir casting technique using CaCO3 as a foaming agent. In the melt mixture, 35 vol% of cenosphere was used and the foaming temperature was varied (660 and 690 °C). The foam contains microporosities as well as macroporosities and hence these are referred as HFs. The age-hardening characteristics and thereof deformation behavior of these foams have been examined using both microhardness and plateau stress measurements. It is further noted that energy absorption and plateau stress are maximum, and densification strain is minimum under peak-aged condition irrespective of the density of HF. Empirical relations are proposed to predict plateau stress, densification strain, and energy absorption as a function of aging time and relative density.

Type
Articles
Information
Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 17: Focus Issue: Advances in the Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Bulk Porous Materials , 14 September 2013 , pp. 2528 - 2538
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

Ashby, M.F., Evans, A.G., Fleck, N.A., Gibson, L.J., Hutchinson, J.W., and Wadley, H.N.G.: Metal Foams: A Design Guide (Butterworth-Heinemann, Warrendale, 2000).Google Scholar
Degischer, H.P. and Kriszt, B.: Handbook of Cellular Metals (Wiley-VCH, Verlab GmbH, Weinheim, Germany, 2002).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Banhart, J.: Manufacture, characterization and application of cellular metals and metal. Prog. Mater. Sci. 46(6), 559 (2001).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rajendran, R., Sai, P.K., Chandrasekar, B., Gokhale, A., and Basu, S.: Preliminary investigation of aluminium foam as an energy absorber for nuclear transportation cask. Mater. Des. 29, 1732 (2008).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Davis, G.J. and Zhen, S.: Review metallic foams: Their production, properties and applications. J. Mater. Sci. 18, 1899 (1983).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Idris, M.I., Vodenitcharova, T., and Hoffman, M.: Mechanical behavior and energy absorption of closed-cell aluminium foam panels in uniaxial compression. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 512(1–2), 37 (2009).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lu, T.J., Stone, H.A., and Ashby, M.F.: Heat transfer in open cell metal foams. Acta Mater. 46, 3619 (1998).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kathryn, D. and James, L.: High strain rate compression of closed-cell aluminium foams. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 293, 157 (2000).Google Scholar
Cheng, H-F., Huang, X-M., Wei, J-N., and Han, F-S.: Damping capacity and compressive characteristics in some aluminium foams. Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 13(5), 1046 (2003).Google Scholar
Abdullatef Nawal, E. and Mohammad Jaber, A.: Preparation of Al-12si foam using liquid technique. Eng. Tech. J. 24, 2479 (2009).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Michailidis, N., Stergioudi, F., and Tsouknidas, A.: Deformation and energy absorption properties of powder-metallurgy produced Al foams. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 528, 7222 (2011).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Åsholt, P.: Metal foams and porous metal structures, in Handbook of Cellular Materials: Production, Processing and Applications, edited by Banhart, J., Ashby, M.F., and Fleck, N.A. (MIT-Verlag, Bremen, 1999), p. 133.Google Scholar
Papadopoulos, D.P., Omar, H., Stergioudi, F., Tsipas, S.A., Lefakis, H., and Michailidis, N.: A novel method for producing Al-foams and evaluation of their compression behavior. J. Porous Mater. 17, 773 (2010).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mondal, D.P. and Das, S.: Effect of thickening agent and foaming agent on the micro-architecture and deformation response of closed cell aluminum foam. Materialwiss. Werkstofftech. 41, 273 (2010).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cao, X-Q., Wang, Z-H., Ma, H-W., Zhao, L-M., and Yang, G-T.: Cell size effect on the compressive properties of aluminum foam. Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 10, 351 (2006).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mu, Y., Yao, G., and Lua, H.: Effect of cell shape anisotropy on the compressive behavior of closed-cell aluminum foams. Mater. Des. 31, 1567 (2010).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Matijasevic, B. and Banhart, J.: Improvement of aluminium foam technology by tailoring of blowing agent. Scr. Mater. 54, 503 (2006).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zohar, S. and Mehdi, S.: Influence of titanium hydride (TiH2) content and holding temperature in foamed pure aluminium. Mater. Manuf. Processes 24, 590 (2009).Google Scholar
Li, D-W., Jie, L., Li, T., Ting, S., Zhang, X-M., and Yao, G-C.: Preparation and characterization of aluminum foams with ZrH2 as foaming agent. Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 21, 346 (2011).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cambronero, L.E.G., Ruiz-Roman, J.M., Corpas, F.A., and Ruiz Prieto, J.M.: Manufacturing of Al–Mg–Si alloy foam using calcium carbonate as foaming agent. J. Mater. Process. Technol. 209, 1803 (2009).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gergely, V. and Clyne, T.W.: Drainage in standing liquid metal foams: Modelling and experimental observations. Acta Mater. 52, 3047 (2004).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Wang, D. and Shi, Z.: Effect of ceramic particles on cell size and wall thickness of aluminum foam. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 361, 45 (2003).Google Scholar
Mondal, D.P., Goel, M.D., and Das, S.: Compressive deformation and energy absorption characteristics of closed cell aluminum-fly ash particle composite foam. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 507, 102 (2009).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Prakash, O., Sang, H., and Embury, J.D.: Structure and properties of Al-SiC foam. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 199, 195 (1995).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kenny, L.D.: Mechanical properties of particle stabilized aluminium foam. Mater. Sci. Forum 217–222, 1883 (1996).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mondal, D.P., Das, S., Ramakrishnan, N., and Bhasker, U.K.: Cenosphere filled aluminum syntactic foam made through stir-casting technique. Composites Part A 40, 279 (2009).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kiser, M., He, M.Y., and Zek, F.W.: The mechanical response of ceramic microballoon reinforced aluminum matrix composites under compressive loading. Acta Mater. 47, 2685 (1999).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Balch, D.K., O’Dwyer, J.G., Davis, G.R., Cady, C.M., Gray, G.T., and Dunand, D.C.: Plasticity and damage in aluminum syntactic foams deformed under dynamic and quasi-static conditions. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 391, 408 (2005).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Daoud, A.: Effect of strain rate on compressive properties of novel Zn12Al based composite foams containing hybrid pores. Mater. Sci. Eng., A 525, 7 (2009).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Badkul, A., Jha, N., Mondal, D.P., Das, S., and Yadav, M.S.: Age hardening behavior of 2014 Al alloy-SiC composites: Effect of porosity and strontium addition. Indian J. Eng. Mater. Sci. 18, 79 (2011).Google Scholar
Hakamada, M., Nomura, T., Yamada, Y., Chino, Y., Chen, Y., Kusuda, H., and Mabuchi, M.: Compressive deformation behavior at elevated temperatures in a closed-cell aluminum foam. Mater. Trans. 46, 1677 (2005).CrossRefGoogle Scholar