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http://dx.doi.org/10.5228/KSPP.2003.12.5.457

Fabrication of Al 6061 Foamable Precursor by Powder Metallurgical and Induction Heating Method  

윤성원 (부산대 대학원 정밀기계공학과)
강충길 (부산대 기계공학부)
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Transactions of Materials Processing / v.12, no.5, 2003 , pp. 457-464 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the powder compact melting technique, proper precursor fabrication is very important because density distribution after foaming and foamability are determined during precursor fabrication process. The fabrication of the precursor has to be performed very carefully because any residual porosity or other defects will lead to poor results in further processing. In order to evaluate the effect of the compaction parameters on the kinetics of the foaming process, a series of experiments were performed. In this study, aluminium foams with a closed cell structure were fabricated by using both the powder compact method and the induction heating process. A proper induction coil was designed to obtain a uniform temperature distribution over the entire cross sectional area of precursor. To establish the foamable precursor fabrication conditions, effects of process parameters such as the titanium hydride content (0.3∼1.5 wt.%), pressing pressure of the foamable precursor (50∼150kN) on the pore morphology were investigated.
Keywords
Foamable Precursor; Closed Cell Al Foams; Powder Processing; Induction Heating; Compaction Pressure; $TiH_2$ Quantity;
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