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Fabrication of Porous Aluminum Using Gases Intrinsically Contained in Aluminum Alloy Die Castings

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Closed-cell porous aluminum was fabricated using gases intrinsically contained in aluminum alloy die castings without using a blowing agent. By incorporating the friction stir processing technique, porous aluminum with a porosity of more than 50 pct was successfully obtained at a holding temperature of 923 to 948 K and a holding time of 10 minutes. This proposed die-casting route has high potential for fabricating porous aluminum at a low cost by a higher productivity process.

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The authors thank Professor K. Saito, Gunma University, for his helpful advice on conducting the experiments, and Dr. K. Sato, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute, and Professor H. Kumehara, Gunma University, for fruitful discussions throughout this study.

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  1. Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryuu, 376-8515, Japan

    Yoshihiko Hangai (Assistant Professor)

  2. Research Organization for Advanced Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, 337-8570, Japan

    Takao Utsunomiya (Professor)

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Hangai, Y., Utsunomiya, T. Fabrication of Porous Aluminum Using Gases Intrinsically Contained in Aluminum Alloy Die Castings. Metall Mater Trans A 40, 1284–1287 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9835-z

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