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Metal Foam
Characteristics Made from Al, Fe, Cu, Ag, Ti, Alloy Gas-filled pores Very high porosity (75-95% void spaces) Light and stiff (Strength power law density) Similar coefficient of thermal expansion Reduced conductivity High cost, advanced technology aerospace and
manufacturing Open-cell & close-cell metal foams Manufacturers: ERG Aerospace, Metal Foam Korea, M-
Pore, Porvair, Metafoam Cymat Corporation, Alcoa
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Strength possesses a power law relationship to its density. 20% dense material is more than twice as strong as 10% dense material.
An open-cell aluminum foam An open-cell brass foam water treatment disk
A large-cell closed-cell aluminum foam A small-cell closed-cell aluminum foam
Duocel Foam Products:Stage Separation Shrapnel Absorber1.minimize launch weight in the rocket booster series2.
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Optical Bench The aluminum composite optical bench on the right is fabricated for an airborne laser commmunication system and provides an extremely stable isothermalized platform
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space shuttle CO2 Scrubber
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heat pump for a solar powered, non-polluting air conditioner
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Race Solar Powered Vehicle
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Rocket Insertstrengthen the propellant for high load applications,increases the burn rate via preheating and provides an electrostatic grounding grid.
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mounted in the throat of the rocket motor nozzle and protect the solid propellant grain from the underwater launch and seawater environments until the missile is above the ocean surface and is ready to ignite.
