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Front pages and table of contents Preface

Automotive applications

Aluminium foam for automotive applications
A. Fuganti, L. Lorenzi, A.G. Hanssen, M. Langseth Derivation of materials energy absorption requirements from crash situations
J.E. Siebels Manufacturing and testing of aluminium foam structural parts for passenger cars demonstrated by example of a rear intermediate panel
R. Kretz, E. Hombergsmeier, K. Eipper Application strategies for aluminium-foam-sandwich parts (AFS)
H.-W. Seeliger Aluminium foams for energy absorbing structures under axial loading
C. Haberling, H.G. Haldenwanger, T. Bernard, J. Burzer, H.W. Bergmann

Application and cost studies

Multifunctionality of cellular metal systems
A.G. Evans, J.W. Hutchinson Cost modelling for the fabrication of aluminium foam via powder metallurgical route
H. Kaufmann, B. Konrad, R. Kretz Cost estimation and the viability of metal foams
E. Maine, M.F. Ashby

Powder compact method

Industrialisation of P/M foaming process
F. Baumgärtner, H. Gers Foamed aluminium cores for aluminium castings
T. Höpler, F. Schörghuber, F. Simancík A novel melt-based route to aluminium foam production
V. Gergely, T.W. Clyne Numerical simulation of foam formation and evolution with modified cellular automata
C. Körner, R.F. Singer Foaming kinetics of aluminium alloys
I. Duarte, P. Weigand, J. Banhart Effect of foaming parameters on the pore size
F. Simancík, N. Mináriková, S. Culák, J. Kovácik Characteristics and handling of titanium hydride
R. Kresse Production technology for aluminium foam/steel sandwiches
J. Baumeister Tailored blanks based on foamable aluminium sandwich material
R. Braune, A. Otto

Foaming of liquids and casting

Aluminium foam "Alporas": the production process, properties and applications
T. Miyoshi, M. Itoh, S. Akiyama, A. Kitahara Aluminium foam produced by the melt foaming route - process, properties and applications
P. Åsholt Interfacial criteria for ceramic particle stabilised metallic foams
G. Kaptay Processing of cellular magnesium materials
Y.Yamada, K. Shimojima, Y. Sakaguchi, M. Mabuchi, M. Nakamura, T. Asahina, T. Mukai, H. Kanahashi, K. Higashi Investment cast near net shape components based on cellular metal materials
C. Hintz, I. Wagner, P.R. Sahm, P. Stoyanov Properties and applications of cast aluminium sponges
J. Banhart Preparation, structure control and acoustic properties of porous aluminium with open cells
F. Chen, D.P. He

Sintering methods

Porous metal structures made by sintering: processes and applications
P. Neumann Stainless steel hollow sphere foams - fabrication, carburization, and properties
J.L. Clark, K.M. Hurysz, K.J. Lee , J.K. Cochran, T.H. Sanders Fabrication and microstructure of metal-metal syntactic foams
J.H. Nadler, K.M. Hurysz, J.L. Clark, J.K. Cochran, K.J. Lee, T.H. Sanders Novel metallic hollow sphere structures: processing and properties
O. Andersen, U. Waag, L. Schneider, G. Stephani, B. Kieback Novel process for cellular materials with oriented structure
L. Tuchinskiy, R. Loutfy Preparation and characterisation of high porosity titanium-, stainless steel- and superalloy parts
M. Bram, C. Stiller, H.P. Buchkremer, D. Stöver, H. Bauer Pore formation during reactive sintering of iron-aluminium powder mixtures
M. Knüwer

Structure

On the non-destructive testing of metal foams
H.P. Degischer, A. Kottar Deformation heterogeneity in cellular Al alloys revealed by surface deformation analysis
A.-F. Bastawros, A.G. Evans Characterisation of cast and compressed foam structures by combined 2D-3D analysis
F. Grote, A.Schievenbusch Desktop X-ray microtomography for studies of metal foams
E. Cornelis, A. Kottar, A. Sasov , D. Van Dyck

Static Deformation

Reproducibility of aluminium foam properties
F. Simancík Deformation behaviour of aluminium foam under uniaxial compression (a case study)
B. Kriszt, B. Foroughi, K. Faure, H.P. Degischer Multi-axial yield of aluminium alloy foam
V. Deshpande, N.A. Fleck On the behaviour of aluminium foams under uniaxial and multiaxial loading
W. Ehlers, H. Müllerschön, O. Klar Mechanical behaviour of aluminium foams for various deformation paths. Experiment and modelling
Y. Chastel, E. Hudry, S. Forest, C. Peytour Failure mechanisms of aluminium foams under compressive loads
E. Saenz, A. Villate, I. Garuz, A.M. Irisarri, G. Rausch, M. Weber Modelling of the mechanical properties of metallic foams based on X-ray analysis
J. Burzer, T. Bernard, H.W. Bergmann, O. Damm Influence of micro - and meso-topological properties on the crash-worthiness of aluminium foams
T. Daxner, H.J. Boehm, F.G. Rammerstorfer On the mechanical properties of steel foams
C.-J. Yu, T.D. Claar, H.H. Eifert, M. Knüwer, M. Weber, J.C. Runkle Elastic properties of cellular metals processed by sintering mats of fibres
F. Delannay, T.W. Clyne FE simulation of metal foams based on the macroscopic approach of the theory of porous media
W. Ehlers, A. Droste Modelling of the aluminium foam properties according to percolation theory
J. Kovácik, F. Simancík

Behaviour of composite structures

Sandwich panel design using aluminium alloy foam
A.-M. Harte, N.A. Fleck, M.F. Ashby Aluminium foam filled steel tubes as composite shock absorbers
R. Gradinger, M. Seitzberger, F.G. Ramerstorfer, H.P. Degischer, M. Blaimschein, C. Walch Bending and bulging tests on steel sheet / aluminium foam sandwiches
H. von Hagen, W. Bleck Optimum design of metal foam in sandwich structures using genetic algorithm
J. Deocon, L. Salvo, P. Lemoine, D. Landru , Y. Bréchet, R. Leriche Microstructure and mechanical properties of cellular magnesium matrix composites
M. Hartmann, I. Crößmann, K. Reindel, R.F. Singer Bending crush behaviour of foam-filled sections
S. Santosa, J. Banhart, T. Wierzbicki

Dynamic loading, fatigue and fracture

Deformation energy absorption of metal foams at high strain rates
C.-J. Yu, T.D. Claar, H.H. Eifert, I.W. Hall, R.E. Franz, K.T. Leighton, D.F. Hasson Energy absorption of light-weight metallic foams under dynamic loading
T. Mukai, H. Kanahashi, K. Higashi, Y. Yamada, K. Shimojima, M. Mabuchi, T. Miyoshi, T.G. Nieh The effect of impact velocity on the deformation of layered metal foam/ceramic composites
A.E. Markaki, T.W. Clyne Fatigue of an aluminium alloy foam
O.B. Olurin, N.A. Fleck, M.F. Ashby Fatigue of aluminium foams at ultrasonic frequencies
B. Zettel, S. Stanzl-Tschegg Fatigue behaviour, strength and failure of aluminium foam
O. Schultz, A. des Ligneris, O. Haider, P. Starke Fracture toughness of honeycombs
I. Schmidt, N.A. Fleck

Thermal, acoustic and damping properties

Thermal transport and fire retardance properties of cellular metals
T.J. Lu, C. Chen A finite element model updating approach intended to simulate vibro-acoustic behaviour of Al-foam structure
A. Zopp, F.G. Kollmann Noise attenuation using aluminium foams
J. Kovácik, P. Tobolka, F. Simancík Acoustical investigation of sintered highly porous metal fibre structures as sound absorbers
F. Albracht, G. Lotze The damping performance of porous aluminium (PA) and porous aluminium-polymer composites (PAPCs)
D.P. He, F. Chen, L.Q. Ma Author index