Fabrication and Compressive Properties of Low to Medium Porosity Closed-Cell Porous Aluminum Using PMMA Space Holder Technique
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Raw Materials
2.2. Preparation of Porous Al
2.3. Evaluation of Density and Porosity of Porous Al
2.4. Microstructural Characterization
2.5. Thermogravimetric (TGA) Analysis
2.6. X-ray Diffraction and Carbon Content Analysis
2.7. Compressive Behavior and Energy Absorption Capacity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology Characterization of Starting Powders
3.2. Thermogravimetric (TGA) Analysis of PMMA
3.3. Microstructure Characterization of Porous Al
3.4. Sintered Density and Porosity of the As-Produced Porous Al
3.5. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.6. Carbon Content Analysis for Elemental Powder Mixture, Final Powder Mixture and Porous Al Specimen
3.7. Compressive Behavior and Energy Absorption Capacity of the Resultant Porous Al
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen | Carbon Content (wt %) |
---|---|
Elemental powder mixture(Al-Mg-Sn) | 0.22 ± 0.52 |
Final powder mixture with 20 wt % PMMA | 11.29 ± 0.52 |
Final powder mixture with 25 wt % PMMA | 12.17 ± 0.43 |
Final powder mixture with 30 wt % PMMA | 13.03 ± 0.61 |
Sintered porous Al with 20 wt % PMMA | 3.87 ± 0.54 |
Sintered porous Al with 25 wt % PMMA | 0.41 ± 0.15 |
Sintered porous Al with 30 wt % PMMA | 0.43 ± 0.16 |
PMMA Content (wt %) | Plateau Stress (MPa) | Relative Density (ρ* /ρs) | Energy Absorption Capability (MJ/m3) |
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20 | 29.41 ± 0.42 | 0.61 ± 0.32 | 1.61 ± 0.60 |
25 | 24.76 ± 0.55 | 0.56 ± 0.28 | 3.65 ± 0.57 |
30 | 17.17 ± 0.49 | 0.51 ± 0.41 | 1.41 ± 0.44 |
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Jamal, N.A.; Tan, A.W.; Yusof, F.; Katsuyoshi, K.; Hisashi, I.; Singh, S.; Anuar, H. Fabrication and Compressive Properties of Low to Medium Porosity Closed-Cell Porous Aluminum Using PMMA Space Holder Technique. Materials 2016, 9, 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9040254
Jamal NA, Tan AW, Yusof F, Katsuyoshi K, Hisashi I, Singh S, Anuar H. Fabrication and Compressive Properties of Low to Medium Porosity Closed-Cell Porous Aluminum Using PMMA Space Holder Technique. Materials. 2016; 9(4):254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9040254
Chicago/Turabian StyleJamal, Nur Ayuni, Ai Wen Tan, Farazila Yusof, Kondoh Katsuyoshi, Imai Hisashi, S. Singh, and Hazleen Anuar. 2016. "Fabrication and Compressive Properties of Low to Medium Porosity Closed-Cell Porous Aluminum Using PMMA Space Holder Technique" Materials 9, no. 4: 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9040254