Preparation, Properties and Applications of Porous Metal

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of industrial technology, the demand for lightweight, energy absorption, and multi-functionalities is increasing in many fields, such as automobile manufacturing, transportation, energy, and aerospace. Porous structural-functional materials, such as metal foams and lattice structures, have entered the field of vision due to their light weight, high specific strength, high stiffness, and large specific surface area. Graded porous metals in particular exhibit immense potential in applications for impact resistance, toxicant filtering, medical implants, etc. However, limited due to their preparation efficiency, performance, and cost controllability, porous structural materials have not been widely applied in the industry. Therefore, this issue focuses on the development and application of lightweight porous metals, with particular attention to preparation technology and properties of graded metal foams and lattices.

In this Special Issue, we invite articles on metal foams, lattices, and other newly developed lightweight porous metals with respect to preparation processes and properties. This is a fantastic opportunity for materials scientists and engineers around the world to publish their latest work on all aspects of lightweight porous metals. Lightweight metal structures/materials for new research methods on preparing processes, optimization schemes, X-ray scanning, and simulation approaches based on model reconstruction, as well as applications in aerospace and transportation, are welcome. Therefore, this Special Issue will cover (but not be limited to) the following topics:

• Lightweight design;
• Graded porous metals;
• Metallic foam;
• Lattice structure;
• Structural application;
• Additive manufacturing;
• X-ray computed tomography;
• Finite element modeling.

Dr. Bin Han
Guest Editor

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