Published 2002 | Version v1
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USANS investigation of early stages of metal foam formation

Creators

  • 1. Institute for Materials Research, GKSS Research Centre, 21502 Geesthacht (Germany)
  • 2. Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing and Advanced Materials, 28359 Bremen (Germany)

Description

Metallic foams are on the verge of being used in industrial applications. However, the mechanism of foam creation, especially the early stages, are still unexplored. Ultra small-angle neutron scattering (USANS), performed with the double-crystal diffractometer (DCD) at the Geesthacht Neutron Facility (GeNF), is a promising method for obtaining a three-dimensional average of a pore size distribution in a wide size range from about 100 nm to about 20 μm. Analysis of the neutron scattering curves yielded pore size distributions which conformed with the results obtained by microscopy. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003390101205

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s003390101205;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
1,Suppl
Journal Page Range
p. s1136-s1138
ISSN
0947-8396
CODEN
APAMFC

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
34014987
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
FOAMS; METALS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
COHERENT SCATTERING; COLLOIDS; DIFFRACTION; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCATTERING; SIZE

Optional Information

Notes
With 5 figs., 1 tab., 7 refs.