Recent Developments in Research on Porous Metals and Foamed Metals
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia 165-57153, Iran
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Metals 2022, 12(9), 1486; https://doi.org/10.3390/met12091486
Submission received: 6 September 2022
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Accepted: 7 September 2022
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Published: 8 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Developments in Research on Porous Metals and Foamed Metals)
The new open Special Issue of Metals, “Recent Developments in Research on Porous Metals and Foamed Metals”, aims to highlight original and review papers on new scientific and applied research and provide outstanding contributions to the community’s understanding of metal foams and related synthesis, fundamentals, characterization, and applications.
Cellular materials are inspired by natural materials, such as wood, stone, and bone. From the beginning of the 20th century, cellular products from dense matrixes have been manufactured. These base materials could be polymer, glass, ceramic, or metal. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the first patents on foaming metal materials were proposed, but lacked detail regarding processes. Different companies contributed by the start of the 1990s, and these materials’ growth and broad application began.
Metal foams have some significant vital features that appeal to material scientists. The first key feature is their ultralight weight, which is due to a large amount of volume made of gas. Their high porosity is the next important feature which provides good energy absorption properties and proper compressive strength. Lower thermal conductivity and controllable sound absorption are other preferred properties in these materials. Metal foams are utilized in vehicle parts, filtration, catalysts, heat exchangers, and for medical purposes, as well as many other modern industries. Due to the diversity of the manufacturing processes of metal foams, they are always subject to new research and innovations.
The research interests of the Special Issue, ‘Recent Developments in Research on Porous Metals and Foamed Metals’ include, but are not limited to, the following: the processing and manufacturing of metal foams; morphological and structural properties of metal foams; the effect of processing parameters on the structural properties of metal foams; the relation of structural properties and final properties of metal foams; and different applications of metal foams based on their properties.
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Short Biography of Authors
Rezgar Hasanzadeh received his Ph.D. from Urmia University in 2019. He has received acceptance for MSc and Ph.D. degrees through the brilliant talent quota of Urmia University in 2013 and 2015, respectively. He was a Distinguished Researcher in West Azerbaijan province in 2019. His main research interests include polymers and polymeric foams. He has published over 80 professional publications, including 75 journal papers, four research projects, one chapter, and one book with 17 Scopus H-index.
Milad Moradian received his B.S. from Tabriz University and his M.S. from the Amirk-abir University of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in 2021 from Urmia University. His Ph.D. thesis was awarded the best Ph.D. thesis of the year at the 7th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering. His main research interest is the innovative applications of polymeric foams. He has contributed to the publication of 15 peer-reviewed articles.
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Chicago/Turabian StyleHasanzadeh, Rezgar, and Milad Moradian. 2022. "Recent Developments in Research on Porous Metals and Foamed Metals" Metals 12, no. 9: 1486. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12091486
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