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Ex-Situ Study of Polymeric Syntactic Foams Mechanical Response Under Compression Loading: Effects of Foam Microstructure Using Microtomography Techniques

Journal Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 146 - 147)
Volume Advances in Superalloys
Edited by Sihai Jiao, Zhengyi Jiang and Jinglong Bu
Pages 42-62
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.146-147.42
Citation Philippe Viot et al., 2010, Advanced Materials Research, 146-147, 42
Online since October, 2010
Authors Philippe Viot, Ali Chirazi, Michel Dumon, Dominique Bernard, V. Fascio
Keywords Cellular Materials, Microstructure, Microtomography, Polymer Syntactic Foam
Abstract

Syntactic foams are widely used in many impact-absorbing applications and can be employed as sandwich core. To improve their mechanical performances, these composite sandwich structures have to be modelled. This approach requires the characterisation of the foam behaviour. Moreover, the microstructure of the syntactic foam has an influence on its macroscopic behaviour; the foam density, the diameter of the porosities, their distribution in the material have to be taken into account.

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