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The Temperature Effect on the Compressive Behavior of Closed-Cell Aluminum-Alloy Foams

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In this research, the mechanical behavior of closed-cell aluminum (Al)-alloy foams was investigated at different temperatures in the range of 25-450 °C. The main mechanical properties of porous Al-alloy foams are affected by the testing temperature, and they decrease with the increase in the temperature during uniaxial compression. From both the constant/serrated character of stress–strain curves and macro/microstructural morphology of deformed cellular structure, it was found that Al foams present a transition temperature from brittle to ductile behavior around 192 °C. Due to the softening of the cellular structure at higher temperatures, linear correlations of the stress amplitude and that of the absorbed energy with the temperature were proposed. Also, it was observed that the presence of inherent defects like micropores in the foam cell walls induced further local stress concentration which weakens the cellular structure’s strength and crack propagation and cell-wall plastic deformation are the dominant collapse mechanisms. Finally, an energy absorption study was performed and an optimum temperature was proposed.

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The authors are grateful to acknowledge of Mr. Cosmin Codrean from Politehnica University of Timisoara for his assistance in performing of microscopic images.

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Movahedi, N., Linul, E. & Marsavina, L. The Temperature Effect on the Compressive Behavior of Closed-Cell Aluminum-Alloy Foams. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 99–108 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-3098-4

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