Recently we covered advances in additive manufacturing of titanium foam structures for medical implants. In the discussion thread, our ever-astute readership recognized further applications of ...

Commuters may soon be whisked to work in train cars made of aluminum foam, a composite material that’s stronger, lighter, and has better crash-test characteristics than traditional fiberglass or ...

But a new aluminum and foam sandwich material may help solve the problem. Consisting of ARPRO, a propylene-based foam, sandwiched between two thin sheets of aluminum, the material is light yet ...

The aluminum foam could cut the weight of ships by 30 percent. For an average sized freight vessel with a capacity of 7000 m³ this corresponds to a weight reduction of more than 1000 tons. ... To form ...

Syntactic foam sandwich fills hunger for lightweight yet strong materials NYU School of Engineering's Nikhil Gupta and collaborators discover a way to expand the applications of metal matrix ...

20.04.2012 08:39 Laser Welding of large Format Metal-Foam Sandwich Materials Michael Botts Communications Group Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.. Scientists at the Laser Zentrum Hannover have developed ...

Portland, OR, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global multi-metal aluminum sandwich panels industry was pegged at $7.5 billion in ...

Rigid foam for use in metal-faced sandwich panels combines the thermal insulation properties of conventional polyurethane (PUR) foam with the enhanced fire resistance of polyisocyanurate (PIR).

POHLTEC´s lightweight material AFS® (Aluminum Foam Sandwich) is a single-material sandwich consisting of a foamed aluminum core between two solid aluminum cover layers. The biggest potential of AFS® ...