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Characterization of Geometrical Changes of Spherical Advanced Pore Morphology (APM) Foam Elements during Compressive
Matej Borovinšek1, Matej Vesenjak2, Yoshikazu Higa3
1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. matej.borovinsek@um.si.
Abstract:
The mechanical properties of Advanced Pore Morphology (APM) foam elements depend strongly upon their internal porous and external structural geometry. This paper reports on a detailed investigation of external (e.g. shape and size) and internal (e.g. distribution, size, number of pores) geometry and porosity changes of APM foam elements, during compressive loading by means of the ex-situ micro-Computed Tomography, and advanced digital image analysis and recognition. The results show that the porosity of APM foam elements decreases by only 25% at the engineering strain of 70% due to an increase of the number of pores at high stages of compressive deformation. The APM foam elements also exhibit a positive macroscopic Poisson's ratio of υ = 0.2, which is uncharacteristic for cellular structures.
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