2008/03/01 by Harald Wiehler, Carolin Körner, Robert F. Singer · 1 citation
Engineering · Materials Science · #Cellular and Composite Structures #Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies #Polymer Foaming and Composites
paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/adem.200700267
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The process technology for the production of net-shaped aluminium parts, which contain a foamed core surrounded by an integral solid skin, is presented. The process – an adaptation of processes used for the production of polymer integral foam parts – is realised on a pressure die-casting machine. The necessary changes in the sequence control of the pressure die-casting machine and the mould design are presented. The influence of different blowing agents and processing times on the foam structure are discussed.