Effect of Cell Wall Ductility and Toughness on Compressive Response and Strain Rate Sensitivity of Aluminium Foam

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Foam code</td><td class="align_center">Matrix alloy (wt.%)</td><td class="align_center">Relative density (<i>ρ</i>/<i>ρ</i><sub>s</sub>)<sup>1</sup></td><td class="align_center">Solid yield strength, <i>σ</i><sub>ys</sub> (MPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">F1</td><td class="align_center">Al-1Mg-0.6Si-0.28Cu-0.2Cr</td><td class="align_center">0.16–0.35</td><td class="align_center">185 ± 5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">F2</td><td class="align_center">Al-6.0Zn-2.3Mg-1.7Cu-0.11Mn-0.18Cr</td><td class="align_center">0.18–0.41</td><td class="align_center">252 ± 4</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><sup>1</sup><i>ρ</i> and <i>ρ</i><sub>s</sub> correspond to the density of foams and solids, respectively.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Characteristics for Al foams and solids.</div>

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Table 2: Effect of Cell Wall Ductility and Toughness on Compressive Response and Strain Rate Sensitivity of Aluminium Foam 