Elastic Modulus Estimation for Copper Syntactic Foams Reinforced with Iron Hollow Spheres of Different Wall Thicknesses
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Chile)
- Concordia University, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering (Canada)
The present study estimates the effect on Young’s modulus of the percentage and thickness of iron hollow spheres reinforcing copper syntactic foams. The resulting materials were modeled by inserting hollow spheres in a random arrangement, using a combination of Discrete Element Method (DEM) for generating the sphere location coordinates and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Estimations for syntactic foams were compared to those obtained for conventional copper foams with the same porosity. Results showed that the elastic modulus of both syntactic and conventional foams drops significantly as the percentage of spheres or porosity increases. Furthermore, the increase in the wall thickness of the iron hollow spheres leads to significant rises in the Young’s modulus. Depending on the desired mechanical properties, the outcomes presented in this work could be used for selecting the kind of foam (syntactic or conventional) and predesign some characteristics such as porosity or thickness of the spheres or pores.
- OSTI ID:
- 22971003
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 28; ISSN 1059-9495; ISSN JMEPEG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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