Recent advances and future trends in processing methods and characterization technologies of aluminum foam composite structures: A review

C Ji, H Huang, T Wang, Q Huang - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Elsevier
Aluminum foam composite structures, represented by sandwich plates and filled tubes,
process remarkable light-weight and energy absorption characteristics, which have …

A review of advanced materials, structures and deformation modes for adaptive energy dissipation and structural crashworthiness

J Magliaro, W Altenhof, AT Alpas - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-walled hollow structures capable of large plastic deformations are ubiquitously present
in sacrificial, high-capacity energy absorbers. A significant challenge in the field of structural …

On crashworthiness behaviors of 3D printed multi-cell filled thin-walled structures

K Wang, Y Liu, J Wang, J Xiang, S Yao, Y Peng - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, multi-cell filled thin-walled structures were proposed and prepared using fused
deposition modeling by carbon-fiber-reinforced polyamide. All structures had the same …

Bionic design of thin-walled tubes inspired by the vascular structure of bamboo

Y Liu, Y Qi, H Sun, N Han, J Zhou, J Song, M Zou - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to improve the crashworthiness and energy absorption of thin-walled tubes, this
work proposes a novel design inspired by the vascular fiber sheath flap (VF) and central …

A reinforced energy-absorbing structure formed by combining multiple aluminum foam-filled open-hole tubes

S Xie, J Zhang, X Liu, S Zheng, Z Liu - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to improve the energy absorption (EA) performance of thin-walled structures and
overcome defects of a large peak impact force and large load fluctuation of multi-tube …

Bionic polycellular structures for axial compression

Q Li, L Wu, L Hu, E Li, Z Xing, K Song - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many traditional thin-walled structures have the disadvantages of excessive force drop after
the initial peak and large structural mass (SM). Inspired by bamboo and lotus root …

Crashworthiness analysis of thin-walled aluminum columns filled with aluminum–silicon carbide composite foam

M Rogala, J Gajewski, K Gawdzińska - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamic development of the automotive industry has resulted in the continuous
improvement of thin-walled energy-absorbing components. For the sake of passengers' …

[HTML][HTML] Compression behaviour of TPMS-filled stainless steel tubes

N Novak, D Kytyr, V Rada, T Doktor, O Al-Ketan… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most promising options for future crashworthiness applications is thin-walled
tubes filled with various cellular materials (eg metal foam). Of higher interest are the shell …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristic compressive properties of AlSi7Mg matrix syntactic foams reinforced by Al2O3 or SiC particles in the matrix

JE Maróti, IN Orbulov - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs) were produced by liquid-state low-pressure
infiltration. AlSi7Mg alloy was applied as matrix material, while the filler was a set of ceramic …

Improve the frontal crashworthiness of vehicle through the design of front rail

QQ Li, E Li, T Chen, L Wu, GQ Wang, ZC He - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Front rail is a key assembly for the frontal impact of vehicle. In this work, based on the key
information of benchmark vehicles and high-strength steels, front rails are designed to …