| Aluminum
foam |
Powder
Metallurgy |
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Sinter
Extrusion technology |
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| Field
of
Activities |
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Aluminum
foam
For
the production of foamed aluminum, AI powder is mixed with a
product releasing gas at higher temperature and then compacted. This
foaming agent is placed into a mold form and heated up until the
agent starts to foam. Immediately thereafter the mold is taken out
of the furnace and cooled off, so the aluminum foam part is frozen
in shape.
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Powder
Metallurgy
This
technology is creating benchmarks. During this process, metal
powders are being sintered using extrusion technologies. This
represents an additional technology besides existing sinter
technologies, especially for components with 2-Dimensional outlines.
Material properties can be designed precisely for requirements.
Structural parts with high stiffness, thanks to the various
possibilities of combining Non-Ferrous powders can be named as
example. |
| Application
of
Aluminum
foam |
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The
combination of top attributes such as high stiffness, low weight and
high energy absorption enables Aluminum foam to qualify for specific
requirements within the automotive, aviation, railway and engine
building industry. Aluminum foam is also qualifying for other high
potential
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applications in the field of Architecture and Design,
where sound absorption, electromagnetic shielding, structural
damping, flame resistance and a decorative surface structure is
required
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| Permanent
Cooperation with: |
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Slovak
Academy of Sciences I
Bratislava (Prototyping,
Process analysis, plant engineering and construction)
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TU
Vienna I
Institute of Materials Science and Testing 10.
Univ. Prof. Dip!. Ing. Dr. techno H. Peter Degischer
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- Neue Materialien Furth GmbH I Prof. Dr. R. F. Singer
- LKR - Ranshofen (on-road test)
- MIT - Boston (Computation, Simulation)
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