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METAL FOAMS - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

CELLULAR MATRIX

STRUCTURE

OUTERLAYER

SAMPLE SECTIONS OF METAL FOAMS

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LIGHTWEIGHTMETAL FOAM

EXTREMELY HEAVYSOLID SECTION

POROUS

1 TON

LEIGHTWEIGHT HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

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SAMPLE METAL FOAM STRUCTURES / MATRIX

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF METAL FOAM

A LOAD BEARING STRUCTURECOMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

IMPACT ABSORPTIONCRUMPLE ZONES

LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITYHANDLES TO POTS

VIBRATION ABSORPTIONPIPE BRACKETS

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF METAL FOAMS

GAS GAS GAS

MOLTEN ALUMINIUM

GAS INPUT

GASBUBBLES

SOLIDIFYINGMETAL FOAM

ROLLERS COMPRESS METAL FOAM TO A

UNIFORM THICKNESS

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