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Oliveira, Branca Freitas de; Cunda, Luiz Antonio Bragança da; Öchsner, Andreas; Creus, Guillermo Juan
(2008)
Metal foams are materials of recent development and application that show interesting combinations of physical and mechanical properties. Many applications are envisaged for such materials, particularly in equipments of ...
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Oliveira, Branca Freitas de; Cunda, Luiz Antonio Bragança da; Öchsner, Andreas; Creus, Guillermo Juan
(2009)
One way to obtain a cellular metal with a uniform microstructure is to employ hollow metallic spheres welded or bonded. Such materials are known as MHSS (Metallic Hollow Sphere Structures). Cellular metals can be applied ...
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Cunda, Luiz Antonio Bragança da; Oliveira, Branca Freitas de; Creus, Guillermo Juan
(2011)
Metallic foams provide low density, high specific stiffness, high energy absorption and good damping and are thus interesting alternatives for structural applications. The impact energy is dissipated through cell bending, ...
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Cunda, Luiz Antonio Bragança da; Oliveira, Branca Freitas de; Creus, Guillermo Juan
(2012)
Purpose – As compared with homogeneous metals and alloys, cellular metals provide low density, high specific stiffness, high energy absorption and good damping, thus being interesting alternatives to employ as protection ...