Research Article
Mesostructural Design and Manufacturing of Open-Pore Metal Foams by Investment Casting
Table 1
Mesostructural parameters of strut thickened polymer foams by PG1.
| Pore density (ppi) | Quantity of thermal treatment runs | Relative density | strut width (mm) |
| 7 | 0 | 0.01922 | 0.362 | 7 | 1 | 0.05335 | 0.595 | 7 | 2 | 0.09088 | 0.849 | 7 | 3 | 0.12906 | 1.190 | 7 | 4 | 0.17593 | 1.536 | 7 | 5 | 0.21794 | 1.820 |
| 10 | 0 | 0.01918 | 0.322 | 10 | 1 | 0.05694 | 0.541 | 10 | 2 | 0.09857 | 0.834 | 10 | 3 | 0.14421 | 1.141 | 10 | 4 | 0.19211 | 1.423 | 10 | 5 | 0.23721 | 1.797 |
| 13 | 0 | 0.02060 | 0.278 | 13 | 1 | 0.06205 | 0.531 | 13 | 2 | 0.11053 | 0.796 | 13 | 3 | 0.15899 | 1.011 | 13 | 4 | 0.20870 | 1.383 | 13 | 5 | 0.25196 | 1.706 |
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