MetFoam
'99 Proceedings
Edited by J. Banhart, M.F. Ashby, N.A. Fleck
A. Fuganti, L. Lorenzi, A.G.
Hanssen, M. Langseth
Aluminium foam for automotive applications
p. 5
J.E. Siebels
Derivation of materials energy absorption requirements from crash
situations
p. 13
R. Kretz, E. Hombergsmeier,
K. Eipper
Manufacturing and testing of aluminium foam structural parts for
passenger cars demonstrated by example of a rear intermediate panel
p. 23
H.-W. Seeliger
Application strategies for aluminium-foam-sandwich parts (AFS)
p. 29
C. Haberling, H.G. Haldenwanger, T.
Bernard, J. Burzer, H.W. Bergmann
Aluminium foams for energy absorbing structures under axial loading
p. 37
A.G. Evans, J.W. Hutchinson
Multifunctionality of cellular metal systems
p. 45
H. Kaufmann, B. Konrad, R. Kretz
Cost modelling for the fabrication of aluminium foam via powder
metallurgical route
p. 57
E. Maine, M.F. Ashby
Cost estimation and the viability of metal foams
p. 63
F. Baumgärtner, H. Gers
Industrialisation of P/M foaming process
p. 73
T. Höpler, F.
Schörghuber, F. Simancík
Foamed aluminium cores for aluminium castings
p. 79
V. Gergely, T.W. Clyne
A novel melt-based route to aluminium foam production
p. 83
C. Körner, R.F. Singer
Numerical simulation of foam formation and evolution with modified
cellular automata
p. 91
I. Duarte, P. Weigand, J. Banhart

Foaming kinetics of aluminium alloys
p. 97
F. Simancík, N.
Mináriková, S. Culák, J. Kovácik 
Effect of foaming parameters on the pore size
p. 105
R. Kresse
Characteristics and handling of titanium hydride
p. 109
J. Baumeister
Production technology for aluminium foam/steel sandwiches
p. 113
R. Braune, A. Otto
Tailored blanks based on foamable aluminium sandwich material
p. 119
T. Miyoshi, M. Itoh, S. Akiyama, A.
Kitahara
Aluminium foam "Alporas": the production process, properties and
applications
p. 125
P. Åsholt
Aluminium foam produced by the melt foaming route - process,
properties and applications
p. 133
G. Kaptay
Interfacial criteria for ceramic particle stabilised metallic foams
p. 141
Y. Yamada, K. Shimojima, Y.
Sakaguchi, M. Mabuchi, M. Nakamura, T. Asahina, T. Mukai, H. Kanahashi,
K. Higashi
Processing of cellular magnesium materials
p. 147
C. Hintz, I. Wagner, P.R. Sahm, P.
Stoyanov
Investment cast near net shape components based on cellular metal
materials
p. 153
J. Banhart 
Properties and applications of cast
aluminium sponges
p. 159
F. Chen, D.P. He
Preparation, structure control and acoustic properties of porous
aluminium with open cells
p. 163
P. Neumann
Porous metal structures made by sintering: processes and applications
p. 167
J.L. Clark, K.M. Hurysz, K.J. Lee ,
J.K. Cochran, T.H. Sanders
Stainless steel hollow sphere foams - fabrication, carburization,
and properties
p. 171
J.H. Nadler, K.M. Hurysz, J.L.
Clark, J.K. Cochran, K.J. Lee, T.H. Sanders
Fabrication and microstructure of metal-metal syntactic foams
p. 179
O. Andersen, U. Waag, L. Schneider,
G. Stephani, B. Kieback
Novel metallic hollow sphere structures: processing and properties
p. 183
L. Tuchinskiy, R. Loutfy
Novel process for cellular materials with oriented structure
p. 189
M. Bram, C. Stiller, H.P.
Buchkremer, D. Stöver, H. Bauer
Preparation and characterisation of high porosity titanium-,
stainless steel- and superalloy part.
p. 197
M. Knüwer
Pore formation during reactive sintering of iron-aluminium powder
mixtures
p. 203
H.P. Degischer, A. Kottar
Onthe non-destructive testing of metal foams
p. 213
A.-F. Bastawros, A.G. Evans
Deformation heterogeneity in cellular Al alloys revealed by surface
deformation analysis
p. 221
F. Grote, A.Schievenbusch
Characterisation of cast and compressed foam structures by combined
2D-3D analysis
p. 227
E. Cornelis, A. Kottar, A. Sasov ,
D. Van Dyck
Desktop X-ray microtomography for studies of metal foams
p. 233
F. Simancik 
Reproducibility of aluminium foam
properties
p. 235
B. Kriszt, B. Foroughi, K. Faure,
H.P. Degischer
Deformation behaviour of aluminium foam under uniaxial compression
(a case study
p. 241
V. Deshpande, N.A. Fleck
Multi-axial yield of aluminium alloy foams
p. 247
W. Ehlers, H.
Müllerschön, O. Klar
On the behaviour of aluminium foams under uniaxial and multiaxial
loading
p. 255
Y. Chastel, E. Hudry, S. Forest, C.
Peytour
Mechanical behaviour of aluminium foams for various deformation
paths. Experiment and modelling
p. 263
E. Saenz, A. Villate, I. Garuz,
A.M. Irisarri, G. Rausch, M. Weber
Failure mechanisms of aluminium foams under compressive loads
p. 269
J. Burzer, T. Bernard, H.W.
Bergmann, O. Damm
Modelling of the mechanical properties of metallic foams based on
X-ray analysis
p. 277
T. Daxner, H.J. Boehm, F.G.
Rammerstorfer
Influence of micro - and meso-topological properties on the
crash-worthiness of aluminium foams
p. 283
C.-J. Yu, T.D. Claar, H.H. Eifert,
M. Knüwer, M. Weber, J.C. Runkle
On the mechanical properties of steel foams
p. 289
F. Delannay, T.W. Clyne
Elastic properties of cellular metals processed by sintering mats of
fibres
p. 293
W. Ehlers, A. Droste
FE simulation of metal foams based on the macroscopic approach of
the theory of porous media
p. 299
J. Kovácik, F.
Simancík 
Modelling of the aluminium foam properties according to percolation
theory
p. 303
A.-M. Harte, N.A. Fleck, M.F. Ashby
Sandwich panel design using aluminium alloy foam
p. 307
R. Gradinger, M. Seitzberger,
F.G. Ramerstorfer, H.P. Degischer, M. Blaimschein, C. Walch
Aluminium foam filled steel tubes as composite shock absorbers
p. 313
H. von Hagen, W. Bleck
Bending and bulging tests on steel sheet / aluminium foam sandwiches
p. 317
J. Deocon, L. Salvo, P. Lemoine, D.
Landru , Y. Bréchet, R. Leriche
Optimum design of metal foam in sandwich structures using genetic
algorithm
p. 325
M. Hartmann, I.
Crößmann, K. Reindel, R.F. Singer
Microstructure and mechanical properties of cellular magnesium
matrix composites
p. 331
S. Santosa, J. Banhart, T.
Wierzbicki
Bending crush behaviour of foam-filled sections
p. 337
C.-J. Yu, T.D. Claar, H.H. Eifert,
I.W. Hall, R.E. Franz, K.T. Leighton, D.F. Hasson
Deformation energy absorption of metal foams at high strain rates
p. 347
T. Mukai, H. Kanahashi, K. Higashi,
Y. Yamada, K. Shimojima, M. Mabuchi, T. Miyoshi, T.G. Nieh
Energy absorption of light-weight metallic foams under dynamic
loading
p. 353
A.E. Markaki, T.W. Clyne
The effect of impact velocity on the deformation of layered metal
foam/ceramic composites
p. 359
O.B. Olurin, N.A. Fleck, M.F. Ashby
Fatigue of an aluminium alloy foam
p. 365
B. Zettel, S. Stanzl-Tschegg
Fatigue of aluminium foams at ultrasonic frequencies
p. 373
O. Schultz, A. des Ligneris, O.
Haider, P. Starke
Fatigue behaviour, strength and failure of aluminium foam
p. 379
I. Schmidt, N.A. Fleck
Fracture toughness of honeycombs
p. 387
T.J. Lu, C. Chen
Thermal transport and fire retardance properties of cellular metals
p. 391
A. Zopp, F.G. Kollmann
A finite element model updating approach intended to simulate
vibro-acoustic behaviour of Al-foam structure
p. 307
J. Kovácik, P. Tobolka, F.
Simancík 
Noise attenuation using aluminium foams
p. 405
F. Albracht, G. Lotze
Acoustical investigation of sintered highly porous metal fibre
structures as sound absorbers
p. 409
D.P. He, F. Chen, L.Q. Ma
The damping performance of porous aluminium (PA) and porous
aluminium-polymer composites (PAPCs)
p. 413