Research Article

An Improved Model for FE Modeling and Simulation of Closed Cell Al-Alloy Foams

Table 1

Mechanical properties of a 12% relative density foam obtained from experiment and computation using existing foam models.

ModelElastic modulus (GPa)Plateau stress/crushing strength (MPa)

Skeleton cube2.7610.32
Tetracaidekehedral3.0513.44
Truncated cube (Analytical)N/A12.02
Truncated cube (Simulation)N/A20.00
Cruciform-hemisphereN/A15.00
Experiment1.354.00