Al-Foam Compression Tests in Parallel and Serial Concepts

Taking into consideration the additional weight of a vehicle, today’s requirements can only be met using new materials and designs. The application of metal foam is one of the most promising methods of enhancing the impact energy absorption ability of the crumple zone. The energy-absorbing capacity...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2023-01, Vol.13 (2), p.883
Main Authors: Kertész, József, File, Máté, Nyikes, Zoltán, Kovács, Tünde Anna, Tóth, László
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
aluminum foam
Automobile safety
Compression
Compression tests
crumple zone
Deformation
Energy
Energy absorption
Foamed metals
Foams
Metal foams
Optimization
passive safety system
serial compression
Software
Stress-strain relationships
Thin wall structures
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Summary:Taking into consideration the additional weight of a vehicle, today’s requirements can only be met using new materials and designs. The application of metal foam is one of the most promising methods of enhancing the impact energy absorption ability of the crumple zone. The energy-absorbing capacity of thin-walled structures filled with metal foams during compression can be notably improved, which results in lower loading on the passengers. The main goal of our research is to develop a new design that is suited to absorb more impact energy while taking into consideration weight optimization. The authors wanted to unveil the effect of the inhomogeneous filler material in these thin-walled structures. Therefore, the present study investigates the compression test of two metal foams of different densities, in different ways. In the first section, the foams were compressed independently from each other by a recording of a stress–strain diagram. After the single compression, the foams were loaded together, first in parallel, and subsequently in a serial scheme. The study aimed to reveal the effect of the parallel and serial compression scheme focusing on the sum of impact energy absorption.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app13020883