Fabrication of Closed-Cell Magnesium Composite Foam with Fine and High Roundness Pore Structure

Nannan Wang; Jing Wang; Xingchuan Xia; Weimin Zhao

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Fabrication of Closed-Cell Magnesium Composite Foam with Fine and High Roundness Pore Structure

Nannan Wang, Jing Wang, Xingchuan Xia, Weimin Zhao

Published in Science Research (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 2 January 2019 Accepted: 21 January 2019 Published: 16 October 2019

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Abstract

Though metal foams possess excellent overall performances, its performances behave quite different due to its apparent aperture difference of pores diameter, pores roundness and significant macrostructure flaws, such as sharp edged pores and incomplete cell walls. It is meaningful to reduce macrostructure defects or improve pores structure uniformity of metal foams from the view point of practical applications. In this work, different thickening agents were added into AZ31B magnesium composite foams to balance foaming process and improve the homogeneity of pore diameter, pore roundness and cell wall integrity. The results showed that pore diameter, roundness of the pores and integrity of cell walls were obviously influenced by thickening agents. Based on a large number of experimental results, calcium granules and magnesium cerium intermediate alloy were used to control the number and morphology of solid particles in magnesium melt, and a kind of magnesium composite foams with fine roundness pores and complete cell wall structure were obtained.

Published in	Science Research (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.sr.20190704.12
Page(s)	51-59
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Magnesium Matrix Composite Foam, Spatial Structure, Solid Particles, Ceramic Microspheres

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Nannan Wang, Jing Wang, Xingchuan Xia, Weimin Zhao. (2019). Fabrication of Closed-Cell Magnesium Composite Foam with Fine and High Roundness Pore Structure. Science Research, 7(4), 51-59. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sr.20190704.12

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Nannan Wang; Jing Wang; Xingchuan Xia; Weimin Zhao. Fabrication of Closed-Cell Magnesium Composite Foam with Fine and High Roundness Pore Structure. Sci. Res. 2019, 7(4), 51-59. doi: 10.11648/j.sr.20190704.12

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Nannan Wang, Jing Wang, Xingchuan Xia, Weimin Zhao. Fabrication of Closed-Cell Magnesium Composite Foam with Fine and High Roundness Pore Structure. Sci Res. 2019;7(4):51-59. doi: 10.11648/j.sr.20190704.12

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Nannan Wang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, PR China
Jing Wang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, PR China
Xingchuan Xia

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, PR China
Weimin Zhao

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, PR China

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  abstract = {Though metal foams possess excellent overall performances, its performances behave quite different due to its apparent aperture difference of pores diameter, pores roundness and significant macrostructure flaws, such as sharp edged pores and incomplete cell walls. It is meaningful to reduce macrostructure defects or improve pores structure uniformity of metal foams from the view point of practical applications. In this work, different thickening agents were added into AZ31B magnesium composite foams to balance foaming process and improve the homogeneity of pore diameter, pore roundness and cell wall integrity. The results showed that pore diameter, roundness of the pores and integrity of cell walls were obviously influenced by thickening agents. Based on a large number of experimental results, calcium granules and magnesium cerium intermediate alloy were used to control the number and morphology of solid particles in magnesium melt, and a kind of magnesium composite foams with fine roundness pores and complete cell wall structure were obtained.},
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AU  - Jing Wang
AU  - Xingchuan Xia
AU  - Weimin Zhao
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