The 3D failure process in polymeric syntactic foams with different cenosphere volume fractions

Structure and Compressive Properties of Invar-Cenosphere Syntactic Foams

The present study investigates the mechanical performance of syntactic foams produced by means of the metal powder injection molding process having an Invar (FeNi36) matrix and including cenospheres as hollow particles at weight fractions (wt.%) of 5 and 10, respectively, corresponding to approximately 41.6 and 60.0 vol.% in relation to the metal content and at 0.6 g/cm³ hollow particle density...

Characterization of polymeric foams

Creep of aluminum syntactic foams

Aluminum syntactic foams with densities of 1.2–1.5 g/cm3 were deformed at 500 ◦C under constant uniaxial compressive stresses ranging from to 14 MPa. The foam creep behavior is characterized by a short primary stage and a long secondary stage where the strain rate is constant and inimum, followed by a tertiary stage at high stresses. The minimum strain rate varies with stress according to an ap...

Data characterizing tensile behavior of cenosphere/HDPE syntactic foam

The data set presented is related to the tensile behavior of cenosphere reinforced high density polyethylene syntactic foam composites "Processing of cenosphere/HDPE syntactic foams using an industrial scale polymer injection molding machine" (Bharath et al., 2016) [1]. The focus of the work is on determining the feasibility of using an industrial scale polymer injection molding (PIM) machine f...

Water Impact of Syntactic Foams

Syntactic foams are particulate composite materials that are extensively integrated in naval and aerospace structures as core materials for sandwich panels. While several studies have demonstrated the potential of syntactic foams as energy absorbing materials in impact tests, our understanding of their response to water impact remains elusive. In this work, we attempt a first characterization o...