[HTML][HTML] Syntactic foams formulations, production techniques, and industry applications: A review

LO Afolabi, ZM Ariff, SFS Hashim, T Alomayri… - Journal of Materials …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the study of lightweight syntactic
foams (SFs) because of their tailorable properties, quality characteristics and suitable …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and recent developments in magnesium-matrix syntactic foams: preparation, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior

A Motaharinia, JW Drelich, J Goldman… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Over the last ten years, magnesium (Mg)-based syntactic foams (SFs) have gained
significant attention and their popularity continues to grow. This is because they possess …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing mechanical and wear performances of magnesium matrix composites using low-cost squid quill ash

B Saleh, R Fathi, L Zhang, Z Yu, S Liu… - Composites Part B …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The increasing demand for lightweight, cost-effective aerospace and automotive
components with higher performance promotes interest in the use of naturally occurring …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of processing route on microstructure and wear resistance of fly ash reinforced AZ31 magnesium matrix composites

I Dinaharan, SC Vettivel, M Balakrishnan… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Utilizing fly ash (FA) as reinforcement for magnesium matrix composites (MMCs) brings
down the production cost and the land pollution. Magnesium alloy AZ31 was reinforced with …

[HTML][HTML] A study on the effect of low-cost eggshell reinforcement on the immersion, dam** and mechanical properties of magnesium–zinc alloy

G Parande, V Manakari, SDS Kopparthy… - Composites Part B …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The requirement for lightweight inexpensive materials with superior performance has been
increasing rapidly in the last decade due to the enforcement of stringent environmental …

Mechanical properties of sustainable metal matrix composites: a review on the role of green reinforcements and processing methods

S Seetharaman, J Subramanian, RA Singh, WLE Wong… - Technologies, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Growing concerns like depleting mineral resources, increased materials wastage, and
structural light-weighting requirements due to emission control regulations drive the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of particle size and volume ratio of ceramic hollow spheres on the mechanical properties of bimodal composite metal foams

A Kemény, B Leveles, T Bubonyi, IN Orbulov - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
High performance bimodal composite metal foams (BCMFs) have been produced by low-
pressure infiltration of EN-AW Al99. 5 and EN-AC AlSi12 alloys into two sets of different …

The influence of low-cost eggshell on the wear and electrochemical corrosion behaviour of novel pure Mg matrix composites

S Demirdal, F Aydın - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The need for materials with low density and high specific strength has significantly
increased. The most important requirement is to use low-cost waste materials as …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive characteristics of bimodal aluminium matrix syntactic foams

IN Orbulov, A Kemény, Á Filep, Z Gácsi - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
High performance metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs) have been produced by liquid state
infiltration of AlSi12 alloy into two loosely packed sets of different nominal diameter (150 μm …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive properties of metal matrix syntactic foams in uni-and triaxial compression

A Szlancsik, IN Orbulov - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs) with Al alloy matrix (Al99. 5 and AlSi12) and pure Fe
metallic hollow spheres (MHSs, 64 vol%) were produced by pressure infiltration process …