A-242 Aluminium Alloy Foams Manufacture from the Recycling of Beverage Cans
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Aluminium Alloy Foam
2.2. Morphological Characterization
2.3. Mechanical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Foam Morphology
3.2. Compression Behavior
3.3. Microstructural Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Al | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Cr | Ni | Zn | Ti | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balance | 0.70 | 1.00 | 3.5–4.5 | 0.35 | 1.2–1.8 | 0.25 | 1.7–2.3 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.15 |
Alloy | Al | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Ni | Ti | Cr | Zn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body A-3004 | Balance | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.25 | 1.00–1.50 | 0.80–1.30 | - | - | - | 0.25 |
Lid A-5182 | Balance | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.20–0.50 | 4.00–5.00 | - | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
Seal A-5082 | Balance | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 4.00–5.00 | - | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.25 |
Base alloy | Balance | 0.27 | 0.72 | 0.16 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
Alloy | Al | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Ni | Ti | Cr | Zn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A-242 | Balance | 0.25 | 0.66 | 3.68 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 1.94 | - | 0.02 | 0.09 |
Sample | % TiH2 | Foaming Temperature (K) |
---|---|---|
A1 | 0.50 | 923 |
A2 | 0.75 | 923 |
A3 | 1.00 | 923 |
A4 | 0.50 | 948 |
A5 | 0.75 | 948 |
A6 | 1.00 | 948 |
A7 | 0.50 | 973 |
A8 | 0.75 | 973 |
A9 | 1.00 | 973 |
Sample | Linear Expansion (%) | Relative Density | Porosity (%) | Pore Diameter (µm) | σ Pore Diameter (µm) | Wall Thickness (µm) | σ Wall Thickness (µm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | 79.50 | 0.1293 | 87.07 | 633.87 | 279.74 | 148.11 | 66.84 |
A2 | 75.01 | 0.1512 | 84.88 | 864.40 | 362.54 | 90.07 | 56.54 |
A3 | 79.21 | 0.1451 | 85.49 | 1220.96 | 742.55 | 124.74 | 65.61 |
A4 | 77.20 | 0.1006 | 89.94 | 1753.93 | 848.31 | 87.56 | 29.32 |
A5 | 71.56 | 0.1327 | 86.73 | 1071.93 | 486.78 | 89.44 | 45.04 |
A6 | 77.63 | 0.0883 | 91.17 | 2149.79 | 979.64 | 181.69 | 75.13 |
A7 | 77.35 | 0.1410 | 85.90 | 823.51 | 268.20 | 97.48 | 38.31 |
A8 | 80.21 | 0.1118 | 88.82 | 1388.27 | 867.70 | 92.55 | 55.82 |
A9 | 76.98 | 0.0604 | 93.96 | 1710.11 | 699.65 | 120.43 | 54.8 |
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Trejo Rivera, N.M.; Torres Torres, J.; Flores Valdés, A. A-242 Aluminium Alloy Foams Manufacture from the Recycling of Beverage Cans. Metals 2019, 9, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9010092
Trejo Rivera NM, Torres Torres J, Flores Valdés A. A-242 Aluminium Alloy Foams Manufacture from the Recycling of Beverage Cans. Metals. 2019; 9(1):92. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9010092
Chicago/Turabian StyleTrejo Rivera, Nallely Montserrat, Jesús Torres Torres, and Alfredo Flores Valdés. 2019. "A-242 Aluminium Alloy Foams Manufacture from the Recycling of Beverage Cans" Metals 9, no. 1: 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9010092