Abstract
Open-cell aluminum foams with spherical cells have great potential application due to their reliable structural and functional performance. However, a problem of poor cell connectivity always arises during fabrication. Three precursor designs were explored to optimize the cell structure. The results showed that the lack of the treatment of the space holders caused poor cell connectivity and a lower porosity, which could be resolved by introducing alcohol as a binder or hot-pressing space holders in precursor designs. Nevertheless, a poor fluid of the granules in the former had a negative effect on porosity improvement, whereas the latter created a precursor with strong bonding between the granules with good flow characteristics and led to a significant improvement in cell connectivity and porosity. This work could provide an approach to designing precursor structures in order to tailor the structure of the final open-cell aluminum foam.
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