Aluminum Foam Applications for Impact Energy Absorbing Structures Centro Ricerche Fiat

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Lorenzi, L., author.

Conference Name:

International Congress & Exposition (1997-02-24 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1997

Summary:

Aluminum foams properties, as energy absorbing materials, were experimentally studied.Having as objective the improvement of the vehicle crashworthiness, two different applications were considered.Some prototypes were manufactured and tested in order to evaluate the potential benefits for both the applications.Good results obtained in both cases pointed out Al-foam as promising material for increasing the passive safety of the vehicle

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Publisher Number:

970015

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