Experimental Set-Up of the Production Process and Mechanical Characterization of Metal Foams Manufactured by Lost-PLA Technique with Different Cell Morphology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Experimental Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Height (mm) | Theoretical Area (mm2) | Effective Area (mm2) | Effective Specific Energy at σ = 109 MPa (MJ/m3) | |
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Sample 1: Icosahedral cell | 36.3 | 909.8 | 185.5 | 17 |
Sample 2: Hexagonal cell | 32 | 895.5 | 253.7 | 26.2 |
Sample 3: Hexagonal cell | 21.5 | 895.5 | 253.7 | 19.3 |
Sample 4: Truncated octahedral cell | 25.5 | 854.4 | 279.3 | 23.4 |
Area Min | Area Max |
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t (mm) | l (mm) | ρ/ρs | Specific Energy at 109 MPa | Real Volume (m3) | Absorbed Energy (MJ) at 109 MPa | |
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Hexagonal cell sample (height 25.5 mm) | 1.5 | 4 | 0.17 | 21.9 | 6.4 × 10−6 | 0.35 |
truncated octahedron cell sample (height 25.5 mm) | 1.57 | 2.94 | 0.30 | 23.4 | 7.1 × 10−6 | 0.41 |
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Costanza, G.; Del Ferraro, A.; Tata, M.E. Experimental Set-Up of the Production Process and Mechanical Characterization of Metal Foams Manufactured by Lost-PLA Technique with Different Cell Morphology. Metals 2022, 12, 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12081385
Costanza G, Del Ferraro A, Tata ME. Experimental Set-Up of the Production Process and Mechanical Characterization of Metal Foams Manufactured by Lost-PLA Technique with Different Cell Morphology. Metals. 2022; 12(8):1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12081385
Chicago/Turabian StyleCostanza, Girolamo, Angelo Del Ferraro, and Maria Elisa Tata. 2022. "Experimental Set-Up of the Production Process and Mechanical Characterization of Metal Foams Manufactured by Lost-PLA Technique with Different Cell Morphology" Metals 12, no. 8: 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12081385