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Metal Foams: A Design Guide

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a) Vapor deposition<br />

of Nickel<br />

b) Burnout<br />

polymer<br />

Ni(CO) 4<br />

c) Sinter<br />

(Ligament densification)<br />

METAL DEPOSITION<br />

ON CELLULAR PREFORM<br />

Vacuum<br />

Open cell polymer foam<br />

polymer ligaments<br />

Heater<br />

Thermally decomposable<br />

Nickel containing gas<br />

Vacuum pump<br />

Nickel deposit<br />

Hollow Nickel ligaments<br />

Heater<br />

Collapsed (dense) ligaments<br />

Heater<br />

Making metal foams 15<br />

Figure 2.6 Schematic illustration of the CVD process used to create<br />

open-cell nickel foams (INCO process)

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