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Experimental studies on the axial crash behavior of aluminum foam-filled hat sections

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Drop hammer tests were carried out to study the axial crash behavior of aluminum foam-filled hat sections. First, the axial crash tests of the empty hat sections, aluminum foam and the aluminum foam-filled hat sections were carried out; then, based upon the test results, the axial crash behavior of the aluminum foam-filled hat sections were analyzed. It was found that aluminum foam filling can increase the energy absorption capacities of the hat sections. Compared with the non-filled structures, aluminum foam-filled structures were much more stable and needed less mass to absorb the specified energy.

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  1. Department of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Wang Qing-chun, Fan Zi-jie & Gui Liang-jin

  2. Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute, Luoyang, 471039, China

    Wang Zheng-hong & Fu Zi-lai

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Translated from Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2006, 42(4) (in Chinese)

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Wang, Qc., Fan, Zj., Gui, Lj. et al. Experimental studies on the axial crash behavior of aluminum foam-filled hat sections. Front. Mech. Eng. China 1, 381–387 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-006-0044-9

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