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Acoustic-Pressure-Assisted Engineering of Aluminum Foams

Mettan, Xavier  
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Martino, Edoardo  
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Rossi, Lidia  
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April 14, 2021
Advanced Engineering Materials

Shaping metals as a foam modulates their physical properties, enabling attractive applications where lightweight, low thermal conductivity, or acoustic isolation are desirable. Adjusting the size of the bubbles in the foams is particularly relevant for targeted applications. Herein, a method with a detailed theoretical understanding of how to tune the size of the bubbles in aluminum melts in situ via acoustic pressure is provided. The description is in full agreement with the high-rate 3D X-ray radioscopy of the bubble formation. The study with the intriguing results on the effect of foaming on electrical resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, and thermal conductivity from cryogenic to room temperature is complemented. Compared with bulk materials, the investigated foam shows an enhancement in the thermoelectric figure of merit. These results herald promising application of foaming in thermoelectric materials and devices for conversion of thermal energy.

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DOI
10.1002/adem.202100306
Web of Science ID

WOS:000640086600001

Author(s)
Mettan, Xavier  
Martino, Edoardo  
Rossi, Lidia  
Jacimovic, Jacim  
Krsnik, Juraj
Barisic, Osor S.
Babcsan, Norbert
Beke, Sandor
Mokso, Rajmund
Kaptay, George
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Date Issued

2021-04-14

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

Published in
Advanced Engineering Materials
Article Number

2100306

Subjects

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Materials Science

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aluminum

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foams

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metal-matrix composites

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thermoelectricity

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REVIEWED

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