Metal Foams: A Design Guide

A Design Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7219-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Metal foams are at the forefront of technological development for the automotive, aerospace, and other weight-dependent industries. They are formed by various methods, but the key facet of their manufacture is the inclusion of air or other gaseous pockets in the metal structure.

The fact that gas pockets are present in their structure provides an obvious weight advantage over traditionally cast or machined solid metal components. The unique structure of metal foams also opens up more opportunities to improve on more complex methods of producing parts with space inclusions such as sand-casting. This guide provides information on the advantages metal foams possess, and the applications for which they may prove suitable.

Zielgruppe

Materials and metallurgy scientists and students

Design Engineers in automobile, air, and mechanical engineering

Foundry technicians and development staff

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ashby, Michael F.

Evans, Tony (Princeton University)

Evans, Tony

Fleck, NA

Hutchinson, J.W.

Wadley, H.N.G. (University of Virginia)

Wadley, H.N.G.

Gibson, L. J.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Metallurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Making Metal Foams; Characterization Methods; Properties of Metal Foams; Design Analysis for Material Selection; Design Formulae for Simple Structures; A Constitutive Model for Metal Foams; Design for Creep with Metal Foams; Sandwich Structures; Energy Management: Packaging and Blast Protection; Sound Absorption and Vibration Suppression; Thermal Management and Heat Transfer; Electrical Properties of Metal Foams; Cutting, Finishing and Joining; Cost Estimation and Viability; Case Studies; Suppliers of Metal Foams; Web Sites; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ashby, Michael F.
Mike Ashby is one of the world's foremost authorities on materials selection. He is sole or lead author of several of Elsevier's top selling engineering textbooks, including Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Materials and the Environment, Materials and Sustainable Development, and Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design. He is also co-author of the books Engineering Materials 1&2, and Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design.