Microstructural Modification of Laser-Bent Open-Cell Aluminum Foams

Loredana Santo; Denise Bellisario; Ludovica Rovatti; Fabrizio Quadrini

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.504-506.1213

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Microstructural Modification of Laser-Bent Open-Cell Aluminum Foams

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Laser forming tests have been performed on open-cell aluminum alloy foams with different pore size. Laser power was fixed at 150 W, a total of 150 laser scans led to a bending angle up to 60°, depending on the laser scan rate. At the end of the laser bending, the foams were left to cool and samples were extracted for analysis by means of an optic microscope. The alloy microstructure was investigated in different points of the samples and correlated with the processing conditions. Image analysis was also carried out to extract the percentage of melted area due to laser heating.

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Loredana Santo, Denise Bellisario, Ludovica Rovatti, Fabrizio Quadrini

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Diode Laser, Laser Forming, Metal Foam, Open-Cell Aluminum Foam

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