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Deformation Behavior Estimation of Aluminum Foam by X-ray CT Image-based Finite Element Analysis

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Aluminum foam is a lightweight material owing to the existence of a large number of internal pores. The compressive properties and deformation behavior of aluminum foam are considered to be directly affected by the shape and distribution of these pores. In this study, we performed image-based finite element (FE) analyses of aluminum foam using X-ray computed tomography (CT) images and investigated the possibility of predicting its deformation behavior by comparing the results of FE analyses with those of actual compressive tests. We found that it was possible to create an analytic model reflecting the three-dimensional (3D) pore structure using image-based modeling based on X-ray CT images. The stress distribution obtained from image-based FE analysis correctly indicates the layer where deformation first occurs as observed in actual compressive tests. Also, by calculating the mean stress of each plane perpendicular to the direction of compression based on the stress distribution obtained from image-based FE analysis, it was found that deformation begins in the layer containing the plane with maximum stress. It was thus possible to estimate the layer where deformation begins during the compression of aluminum foam.

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Acknowledgments

This study was partly financially supported by the Industrial Technology Research Grant Program in 2009 from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan and JKA promotion funds from AUTORACE. The authors thank Professor K. Saito, Gunma University, for his helpful advice on conducting the experiments, and T. Miyoshi, Shinko Wire Company, Ltd., for providing ALPORAS.

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

    Yoshihiko Hangai (Associate Professor), Ryo Yamaguchi (Graduate Student) & Shunya Takahashi (Graduate Student)

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

    Takao Utsunomiya (Professor)

  3. Department of Nuclear Power and Energy Safety Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Fukui, 910-8507, Japan

    Osamu Kuwazuru (Associate Professor)

  4. Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan

    Nobuhiro Yoshikawa (Professor)

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Hangai, Y., Yamaguchi, R., Takahashi, S. et al. Deformation Behavior Estimation of Aluminum Foam by X-ray CT Image-based Finite Element Analysis. Metall Mater Trans A 44, 1880–1886 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1532-7

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