1. Application of metal hydrides as pore-forming agents for obtaining metal foams
- Author
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A.A. Kuznetsov, N. V. Anfilov, I. A. Tsareva, A. I. Tarasova, I. L. Malkov, M. V. Tsarev, V. V. Mokrushin, and P. G. Berezhko
- Subjects
Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,Metallurgy ,Metals and Alloys ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Titanium hydride ,Thermal treatment ,Metal foam ,Decomposition ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chemical engineering ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Aluminium ,visual_art ,Materials Chemistry ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Thermal stability ,Porosity - Abstract
One of the well-known ways of metal foam production consists of adding powder which releases gaseous decomposition product at high temperatures into a melted metal. When producing aluminum foams, titanium hydride powder is most frequently used, while its main disadvantage is its insufficient thermal stability. This results in a premature gas loss in the process of the powder introduction into a melted metal matrix. The paper discloses approaches to suppression of the undesirable premature titanium hydride decomposition by means of its preliminary thermal treatment, as well as the external pressure elevation over that of the system being processed during the foam formation. A method of using the thermally treated powder is proposed, in order to obtain aluminum foam samples having a required geometry and sufficiently uniform porous structure.
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- 2015