DERIVATION OF MOTIVATORS FOR THE USE OF ALUMINUM FOAM SANDWICH AND ADVANTAGEOUS APPLICATIONS

Abstract Aluminum foam sandwich (AFS) is an innovative material combination for designing lighter products and has many advantages such as a high bending stiffness at low density good energy absorption properties. Although the ready series production, number of industrial applications because costs material, lack design knowledge missing reference applications. This paper focuses on aspect how to improve this situation in order give designers idea where could be used profitably provide basis selection method. Therefore, systematic literature review carried out identify profitable with their respective advantages. As main result, set motivators use aluminum developed, which will support designer evaluating potential sandwich.