Automated Continuous Production Line of Parts Made of Metallic Foams

被引：31

作者：

Duarte, Isabel ^{[1
]}

Vesenjak, Matej ^{[2
]}

Vide, Manuel J. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Aveiro, Ctr Mech Technol & Automat TEMA, Dept Mech Engn, Campus Univ Santiago, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal

[2] Univ Maribor, Fac Mech Engn, Smetanova Ul 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia

[3] MJ Amaral Equipamentos Ind Lda, Apartado 14, P-3730038 Vale De Cambra, Portugal

来源：

METALS | 2019年 / 9卷 / 05期

关键词：

aluminum alloy foams; powder metallurgy; continuous production; mechanical properties; AXIAL CRUSH PERFORMANCE; ALUMINUM; BEHAVIOR; KINETICS;

D O I：

10.3390/met9050531

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

The paper presents an automated continuous production line (7 m x 1.5 m x 1 m) of high-quality metallic foams using a powder metallurgical method. This continuous production line was used to obtain metal foam parts and/or components by heating the foamable precursor material at melting temperatures close to the temperature of the metallic matrix and cooling the formed liquid metallic foam (in liquid state), which then results in a solid closed-cell metallic foam. This automated continuous production line is composed of a continuous foaming furnace, a cooling sector and a robotic system. This installation has enabled a technological breakthrough with many improvements solving some technical problems and eliminating the risks and dangers related to the safety of workers due to the high temperatures involved in this process. The whole process becomes automatic without any need for human intervention.

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