Morphological Investigation of Foamed Aluminum Parts Produced by Melt Gas Injection

Table 2

Mould filling ability.

Mould type	Pressure	Gas	Dimension (mm)	Sample height (mm)	Filling
SM	Ambient	Nitrogen	∅ 64	73.01	73.0%
SM	Ambient	Air	∅ 64	86.76	86.8%
SM	Suction	Nitrogen	∅ 64	62.95	62.9%
ME	Ambient	Nitrogen	L 19	66.50	83.1%
			L 32	61.31	76.6%
ME	Ambient	Air	L 32	55.21	69.0%
ME	Suction	Nitrogen	L 19	72.65	90.8%
			L 32	72.79	91.0%
BM	Suction	Nitrogen	∅ 24	161.0	73.2%
			∅ 28	122.8	55.8%
			∅ 32	199.5	90.7%
BM	Suction	Air	∅ 24	111.0	50.4%
			∅ 28	77.55	35.2%
			∅ 32	212.0	96.4%