DEFICITS IN THE APPLICATION OF ALUMINUM FOAM SANDWICH: AN INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE. (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hommel, P.; Roth, D.; Binz, H.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference. Volume 1(2020)
• Page Start: 927
• Page End: 936
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: lightweight design -- design for x (DfX) -- design methods -- design guidelines -- aluminum foam sandwich; Engineering design -- Congresses; Industrial design -- Congresses; 620.0042
• DOI: 10.1017/dsd.2020.13
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2633-7762

Abstract

Abstract: Aluminum foam sandwich (AFS) is an innovative sandwich material for designing lighter products and has many advantages such as high stiffness and high mechanical-energy absorption capacity. Although AFS is ready for series production, the number of use cases is low. A survey was carried out in order to identify the obstacles in the application of aluminum foam sandwich. This paper presents the results of the survey, derives the demand for a support method for designing with aluminum foam sandwich and shows various support options to simplify the application of the material.