孔径对球体开孔泡沫铝压缩及吸能性能的影响

目的 研究在准静态压缩过程中,不同孔径（泡沫铝内部胞孔的直径）对球体开孔泡沫铝压缩性能及吸能性能的影响。方法 针对3种不同孔径的泡沫铝试样进行准静态压缩实验。通过准静态压缩试验得出泡沫铝的应力-应变曲线,并通过应力-应变曲线计算得到吸能-应变曲线。结果 当泡沫铝孔径从5 mm增加到9 mm时,球形孔开孔泡沫铝的屈服强度增加了4.6862 MPa,最大吸能效率由24.45%提升到27.71%,力学性能和吸能性能均得到提升。结论 泡沫铝的压缩性能和吸能性能随着球体开孔泡沫铝孔径的增加而增强。     

闭孔泡沫铝的动态压缩性能试验研究

为了研究闭孔泡沫铝动态压缩性能的应变率效应,采用改进的INSTRON高速动力加载系统,对不同应变率下闭孔泡沫铝试件进行动态压缩试验研究。首先利用正向试验和反向试验技术对不同厚度的闭孔泡沫铝试件在同一加载速率下的动态压缩性能进行了研究,得到了在一定速率下消除泡沫铝动态压缩试验中惯性效应的合理试件厚度。进一步开展了闭孔泡沫铝试件在不同加载速率下的高速压缩试验,研究了其动态压缩性能随应变率的变化规律。结果表明在高速压缩下,闭孔泡沫铝的应力-应变曲线与准静态条件相同,具有明显的弹性段、平台段及压实段的3阶段特征。闭孔泡沫铝的平台应力具有明显的应变率效应,而致密应变在不同的应变率下表现出了不同的变化趋势,初步解释为泡沫铝孔壁塑性变形机制的改变以及波动效应的相互影响。闭孔泡沫铝的吸能能力随应变率的增加而明显提升。     

基体性能对泡沫铝力学行为的影响

用渗流法制备了不同基体的开孔泡沫铝,利用MTS810和SHPB研究了其准静态和动态力学性能。实验结果表明,泡沫铝基体的性能对泡沫铝材料的力学行为有显著的影响。准静态压缩时脆性泡沫有非常长而平缓的屈服平台区,韧性泡沫的屈服段的应力随着应变的增加而缓慢增加。脆性泡沫的吸能效果总体优于韧性泡沫。     

相对密度对泡沫铝力学性能和能量吸收性能的影响

对不同相对密度的两种胞孔结构--开孔和闭孔泡沫铝进行了单轴压缩试验,研究了相对密度对泡沫铝力学性能和能量吸收性能的影响.结果表明:随着相对密度的增大,泡沫铝的屈服强度与流动应力也相应增加,通过对本实验结果进行拟合,得出泡沫铝的屈服强度与相对密度的关系式.泡沫铝材料吸收的能量随着应变量的增大而增加,在相同应变量下,高密度开孔泡沫铝的吸收能比低密度闭孔材料多.吸能效率反映材料本身的一种属性,高的理想吸能效率表明泡沫铝是一种优良的吸能材料.     

中等应变率下泡沫铝的吸能特性

进行了不同密度、高度和压缩方向下泡沫铝的准静态压缩试验和中等应变率下(＜100 s-1)的冲击试验,研究了具有不同密度的闭孔泡沫铝在准静态压缩和冲击工况下的吸能特性.结果表明,泡沫铝是一种近似的各向同性结构,具有较高的单位质量吸能特性,是一种较好的吸能材料.在准静态和中等应变率冲击条件下,泡沫铝对应变率不敏感,其应力应变关系与应变率关系不大.不同的泡沫铝,其平台应力与密度之间的关系不同,在研究其性能时,必须测量应力-应变关系.泡沫铝的致密区对其吸能特性有很大的影响.     

应变率对泡沫铝压缩性能的影响

泡沫铝作为抗冲击及减震材料,很多场合都要经受冲压变形.目前,关于泡沫铝在压缩过程中表现出的应变率效应说法不一.概述了应变率对泡沫铝压缩性能的影响,结果表明,由于泡孔的变形特性使泡沫铝具有明显的应变率效应,泡孔在变形过程中的局部化、微观惯性和致密化是其对应变率敏感的根本原因.在高应变率下,滞留气体对闭孔泡沫铝的压缩有一定影响,开孔泡沫铝对应变率的敏感度还未有统一结论.     

相对密度对球体开孔泡沫铝压缩及吸能性能的影响

目的研究球体开孔泡沫铝的相对密度在准静态压缩过程中对球体开孔泡沫铝压缩性能和吸能性能的影响。方法对准备的3种不同相对密度的泡沫铝试样进行准静态压缩试验。结果利用相关软件绘制出不同相对密度球体开孔泡沫铝试样的实验曲线,由分析试验曲线可知,当泡沫铝的相对密度从0.35提升到0.392时,球体开孔泡沫铝的屈服强度虽增加了3.2MPa,但吸能效率的最大值下降了近2.4%。结论随着泡沫铝相对密度的提高,其压缩性能越高、抗压强度越高。在同等应变下,高密度泡沫铝比低密度泡沫铝的吸能性能好。泡沫铝相对密度越大,吸能效率的最大值越小,理想吸能效率的最大值也越小。     

不同温度下泡沫铝压缩行为与变形机制探讨

利用Hopkinson杆与MTS实验装置分别研究泡沫铝在不同温度下的动态与静态力学性能,实验结果表明,泡沫铝有很强的温度软化效应,坍塌应力与平台应力和“应力降”的大小均随温度的升高而降低。动态高温下应力应变曲线与静态低温下应力应变曲线类似,反映材料应变率与温度之间的等效关系。低温下泡沫金属强度较高,脆性较强,泡沫结构易脆性坍塌,并伴有脆性裂纹,随着温度的升高,基体材料逐渐软化,泡沫金属强度降低,胞孔结构在压缩过程中从低温下脆性失稳逐渐变成以胞壁屈曲与塑性变形为主,且在不同温度段,应变率敏感度不同。     

闭孔泡沫铝缓冲性能及其变形失效机理研究

在闭孔泡沫铝的准静态压缩实验基础上,研究不同孔隙率下的力学性能和吸能性能,分析其压缩变形机理。结果表明,闭孔泡沫铝的压缩过程存在明显的3个阶段:线弹性阶段、塑性平台阶段和致密化阶段。随着孔隙率的增大,闭孔泡沫铝的屈服强度、弹性模量和压实应力均减小。在压缩过程中,吸能效率和理想吸能效率均是先上升后下降。孔隙率对吸能效率影响较大,对最大理想吸能效率影响不大。将理想吸能效率曲线和吸能效率曲线结合可以选择合适的缓冲材料,发挥其最佳吸能特性。闭孔泡沫铝在准静态压缩条件下有良好的塑性变形能力,变形呈逐层破坏的特征。     

中低应变率下闭孔泡沫铝动态力学性能研究

为探索闭孔泡沫铝的动态力学性能与吸能特性,基于万能材料试验机和高速液压伺服材料试验机在常温下分别对闭孔泡沫铝在准静态和中应变率下(0.001~100s^-1)的动态力学性能进行了测试,分析了不同应变率、不同相对密度和不同泡沫铝基体特性下闭孔泡沫铝的应力应变曲线特征和吸能特性变化。研究结果表明:中低应变率下的纯铝基体泡沫铝并不具备应变率效应,高脆性、相对密度较小的泡沫铝具备更好的吸能特性,塑性和脆性基体泡沫铝变形带分别呈现“V”形和“X”形,脆性基体泡沫铝同样不具备应变率效应。     

Effect of Porosity and Cell Size on the Dynamic Compressive Properties of Aluminum Alloy Foams

The dynamic mechanical properties of open-cell aluminum alloy foams with different relative densities and cell sizes have been investigated by compressive tests.The strain rates varied from 700 s^-1 to 2600 s^-1.The experimental results showed that the dynamic compressive stress-strain curves exhibited a typical three-stage behavior:elastic,plateau and densification.The dynamic compressive strength of foams is affected not only by the relative density but also by the strain rate and cell size.Aluminum alloy foams with higher relative density or smaller cell size are more sensitive to the strain rate than foams with lower relative density or larger cell size.     

High Strength Silicon Carbide Foams and Their Deformation Behavior

Silicon carbide （SIC） foams with a continuously connected open-cell structure were prepared and characterized for their mechanical performance. The apparent densities of SiC foams were controlled between about 0.4 and 2.3 g/cm^3, with corresponding compressive strengths ranging from about 23 to 60 MPa and flexural strengths from about 8 to 30 MPa. Compressive testing of the SiC foams yielded stress-strain curves with only one linear-elastic region, which is different from those reported on ceramic foams in literature. This can possibly be attributed to the existence of filaments with fine, dense and high strength microstructures. The SiC and the filaments respond homogeneously to applied loading.     

Fabrication,properties,and applications of open-cell aluminum foams:A review

Open-cell metallic foams or porous metals have a distinctive combination of excellent structural performance and superior functional characteristics,such as their light weight,energy absorption,sound absorption,heat dissipation,and electromagnetic shielding.As a primary representative of metallic foams,aluminum foam has developed into a new engineering material with many unique applications in the fields of aerospace,automotive industry,petrochemical industry,building materials,and etc.This paper summarizes the fabrication methods,properties,and applications of open-cell aluminum foams.The current status and development trends are also introduced.     

Compressive mechanical properties of closed-cell aluminum foam–polymer composites

The compressive mechanical properties of two kinds of closed-cell aluminum foam–polymer composites (aluminum–epoxy, aluminum–polyurethane) were studied. The nonhomogeneous deformation features of the composites are presented based on the deformation distributions measured by the digital image correlation (DIC) method. The strain fluctuations rapidly grow with an increase in the compressive load. The uneven level of the deformation for the aluminum–polyurethane composite is lower than that for the aluminum–epoxy composite. The region of the preferentially fractured aluminum cell wall can be predicted by the strain distributions in two directions. The mechanical properties of the composites are investigated and compared to those of the aluminum foams. The enhancement effect of the epoxy resin on the Young’s modulus, the Poisson’s ratio and the compressive strength of the aluminum foams is greater than that of the polyurethane resin.     

闭孔泡沫铝压缩性能研究

闭孔泡沫铝作为一种新型多孔金属材料,被应用于各个领域,但其压缩力学性能受到孔隙率、孔洞结构参数、相对密度及材料基本力学性能等的影响,因此针对某闭孔泡沫铝企业研究出的一款新型产品,在确定其相关参数后进行10组试样的压缩力学试验,确定其应力-应变曲线,分析各段曲线意义和产生机理,并针对其特有的压缩力学性能,研究在外力作用下...     

Global and Local Thresholding Methods Applied to X-ray Microtomographic Analysis of Metallic Foams

X-ray based computed microtomography is a non-destructive, well established tool for a three-dimensional characterization of open-cell metallic foams. Macroscopic physical and chemical properties of these materials stay in close relation to their micro-structure parameters. The purpose of the paper is to present two types of thresholding methods so-called global and local thresholding for evaluating the structural parameters of open-cell metal foams based on X-ray microtomography data. Two different methods were chosen: automatic Otsu thresholding (global) and adaptive (mean of minimal and maximal grey values of grayscales within a selected radius). The key parameters of aluminum and nickel-chromium foams fine structure calculated using Otsu and locally thresholded images were significantly different. The proper image segmentation is the key point in metallic foam morphometry. The influence of a radius of the image processing region on the results obtained is discussed for the local thresholding method. Examples of the images artifacts generated by local thresholding method to demonstrate possible results misinterpretation are also given. The optimization of local thresholding parameter (radius of the image processing region) was presented.     

Effect of Cell Morphology and Heat Treatment on Compressive Properties of Aluminum Foams

In this article, the compressive behavior and anisotropy of both open- and closed-cell aluminum foams under different heat treatments were examined. For the closed-cell A356/SiCp foam, due to the age-hardening effect, the yield strength of the heat-treated specimens was found to be more than 200% of that of the as-cast specimens. The yield strength of the foam in the transverse direction was however only slightly higher than that in the longitudinal direction, which may be related to the relatively spherical cell structure of the foam. For open-cell Al6061 foams, heat treatment results in a significant increase in yield strength and also changes the failure mode from ductile to brittle. The open-cell foam further demonstrates a strong anisotropy. The causes of such phenomena are discussed in the article.     

Replication casting of open-cell AlSi7Mg0.3 foams

A typical aluminum alloy for casting (AlSi7Mg0.3) was used to produce open-cell foams by replication of a salt precursor. The process was set to minimize complexity and costs of the casting operations: the preform sintering was avoided and mold temperature lower than the eutectic temperature of the alloy was used. Open-cell foams with a relative density about 35% and high compressive strength resulted. Material analyses showed that, in replication casting, the material response to the process is optimal and a homogeneous and fine grain size distribution is visible in the foams.