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Metallic foams: their production, properties and applications

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Techniques for the preparation of metallic foams, including casting, powder metallurgy and metallic deposition, have been reviewed. Properties of metallic foams such as mechanical properties, energy absorbing characteristics, permeability, acoustical properties and conductivities are described. Finally, examples of the use of metallic foams in practice have been given to indicate the wide range of circumstances in which metallic foams are able to be utilized.

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    Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University, China

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Davies, G.J., Zhen, S. Metallic foams: their production, properties and applications. J Mater Sci 18, 1899–1911 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00554981

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