Metal foams are attractive for lightweight construction in the automotive sector since they provide high-energy absorption and good damping properties, which is crucial, e.g., crash structures. Currently, however, produced separately then pasted into components. Consequently, overall mechanical properties depend significantly on quality of adhesive bond between foam structural component. A new ...

The effectiveness of photocatalytic processes is dictated largely by plasmonic materials with the capability to enhance light absorption as well as the energy conversion efficiency. Herein, we demonstrate how to improve the plasmonic photocatalytic properties of TiO2/Al nano-void arrays by overlapping the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes with the TiO2 band gap. The plasmonic TiO...

AbstractIn this paper, we investigate effect of Fe–intermetallic compounds on plastic deformation of closed-cell composite Aluminum Foam as filler of thin-walled tubes. However, deformation of the Aluminum foam-filled thin-walled tubes as crushed-box will be presented in Part (II). Composite foams of AlSi7SiC3 and AlSi7SiC3-(Fe) as closed cell were synthesized by powder metallurgy foaming metho...

In rats, gastrointestinal aluminum absorption and tissue distribution were altered by parathyroid hormone; the resultant tissue concentrations were similar to those observed in dialysis patients with a fatal encephalopathy. In dialysis patients, serum aluminum and endogenous parathyroid hormone concentrations are significantly correlated. These data suggest that aluminum toxicity in dialysis pa...

Abstract We present an experimental study of the dynamics shocks generated by interaction a double-spot laser in different kinds targets: simple aluminum foils and foam–aluminum layered targets. The experiment was performed using Prague PALS iodine working at 0.44 μm wavelength irradiance few 10 15 W/cm 2 . Shock breakouts for pure Al foam-Al targets have been recorded time-resolved self-emissi...

A numerical investigation on Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System (LHTESS) based an aluminum foam totally filled with phase change material (PCM) is accomplished. The PCM used a pure paraffin wax melting over range of temperature and high latent heat fusion. LHTESS geometry under vertical shell tube. corrugated internal surface the hollow cylinder assumed at constant above temperature. oth...