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High Pressure Integral Foam Moulding of Aluminium – Process Technology
Author(s) -
Wiehler H.,
Körner C.,
Singer R. F.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200700267
Subject(s) - aluminium foam sandwich , materials science , die casting , aluminium , blowing agent , process (computing) , composite material , casting , core (optical fiber) , metal foam , die (integrated circuit) , near net shape , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , polyurethane , nanotechnology , operating system
The process technology for the production of net‐shaped aluminium parts, which contain a foamed core surrounded by an integral solid skin, is presented. The process – an adaptation of processes used for the production of polymer integral foam parts – is realised on a pressure die‐casting machine. The necessary changes in the sequence control of the pressure die‐casting machine and the mould design are presented. The influence of different blowing agents and processing times on the foam structure are discussed.