Lightweight metallic cellular materials (MCMs) have been seen in numerous engineering
applications to date, primarily due to their excellent mechanical characteristics such as low …

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has matured and grown from its infancy in the research
stage to the fabrication of new and advanced components for its supreme applications. AM …

Ballistic impact experiments are conducted on a CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy (HEA)
using spherical steel projectiles, to investigate the penetration behavior in a wide range of …

The present contribution is concerned with a combined experimental and numerical design
of graded cellular materials for multifunctional aerospace application performed in the …

Sandwich panels, comprised of metallic foam core and face sheets, are widely used to
withstand impact and blast loadings. Based on the actual application requirements, the …

An airborne collision between civil Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) and manned aircraft is
a potential threat to the aircraft operation safety. In this paper, a structure level UAS collision …

The shaping of aluminum foam with high productivity is indispensable for the wide use of
lightweight aluminum foam in various industrial fields. The precursor foaming process is one …

Ultralightweight aluminum foam (Al foam) is expected to be used for the components of
vehicles and construction materials. To apply Al foam in these industrial fields, the …

The solution chemistry of aluminum is highly complex and various polyoxocations are
known. Here we report on the facile synthesis of a cationic Al24 cluster that forms porous …

The most attractive aspect of metal foams is that they can combine the properties of metallic
materials (eg, strength, high melting temperature) with the properties of porous materials …