This discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNT) three decades ago ushered in the technological
era of nanotechnology. Among the most widely studied areas of CNT research is their use …

Metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs) are high-performance foams consisting of a light-
weight matrix and a set of porous fillers. The obstacle against the wide-spreading of MMSFs …

Thin-walled structures are widely used as crucial structural components for energy
absorbing applications. To design lightweight thin-walled-involved composite structures with …

Metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs) are a class of fascinating particulate composites
consisting of metal matrix and hollow spheres, which are promising in the light-weight …

Aluminum foam (AF) has extensive application prospects due to its high specific strength
and specific energy absorption. However, low compressive strength and plateau stress of AF …

As a class of effective lightweight energy absorption materials, periodic closed-cell foams
have been widely applied in engineering, in which the Kelvin and Octet-B foams have …

Aluminium hybrid foam (HF) core sandwich structures with carbon fiber-cold setting resin as
face sheets have been made. The flexural properties and energy absorption of these …

Ballast impacts can initiate surface defects that cause abrupt failure of the axle and
derailment of the railway vehicle. According to the Federal Railroad Administration the axle …

The effect of relative density (RD) and shape of the space holder on microstructural
characteristics and compressive behavior of open-cell aluminum foams (OAFs) have been …

In this study, the stir casting method was used to prepare aluminum matrix bimodal syntactic
foams by mixing alumina hollow spheres of different size ranges. Alumina hollow spheres of …