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Metal Foams: A Design Guide

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220 <strong>Metal</strong> <strong>Foams</strong>: A <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Figure 17.3 Foamed aluminum components with integral skins. (Courtesy<br />

of Mepura <strong>Metal</strong>lpulvergesellschaft m.b.H)<br />

MEPURA and Illichmann suggest applications for ALULIGHT moldings<br />

which include<br />

ž Lightweight machine castings with improved sound and vibration damping<br />

ž Impact energy absorption components for cars, lifting and conveyor systems<br />

ž Stiff machine parts with significantly reduced weight<br />

ž Housings for electronic devices providing electromagnet and thermal<br />

shielding<br />

ž Permanent cores for castings, replacing sand cores<br />

ž Isotropic cores for sandwich panels and shells<br />

ž Fillings in hollow shapes to inhibit buckling<br />

ž Heat shields and encapsultors<br />

ž Floating structures at elevated temperatures and pressures<br />

ž Sound absorbers for difficult conditions<br />

17.3 Motorway sound insulation<br />

Shinko Wire Company Ltd has developed ALPORAS ® for use as soundproofing<br />

material that can be installed along the sides of a road or highway

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