Synthesis method for amorphous metallic foam

被引:65
作者
Schroers, J [1 ]
Veazey, C
Demetriou, MD
Johnson, WL
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[1] CALTECH, Keck Lab, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] Liquidmet Technol, Lake Forest, CA 92630 USA
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10.1063/1.1818355
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A synthesis method for the production of amorphous metallic foam is introduced. This method utilizes the thermodynamic stability and thermoplastic formability of the supercooled liquid state to produce low-density amorphous metallic foams in dimensions that are not limited to the critical casting thickness. The method consists of three stages: the prefoaming stage, in which a large number of small bubbles are created in the equilibrium liquid under pressure; the quenching stage, in which the liquid prefoam is quenched to its amorphous state; the foam expansion stage, in which the amorphous prefoam is reheated to the supercooled liquid region and is processed under pressures substantially lower than those applied in the prefoaming step. Results from a dynamic model suggest that the foam expansion process is feasible, as the kinetics of bubble expansion in the supercooled liquid region are faster than the kinetics of crystallization. Within the proposed synthesis method, bulk amorphous foam products characterized by bubble volume fractions of as high as 85% are successfully produced. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:7723 / 7730
页数:8
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