Effect of Internal Structure in the Compression Behavior of Casted Al/LECA Composite Foams

In this paper, low-cost, aluminum-based composite metal foams are produced by the gravity die casting technique using lightweight expanded clay (LECA) as space holders. The influence of the voids generated by LECA particles on the syntactic composite samples density and mechanical behavior is charac...

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Main Authors: H. Puga, Vitor H. Carneiro, Joaquim Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Composites Science
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/2/4/64