Compressive mechanical properties of closed-cell aluminum foam–polymer composites

Abstract The compressive mechanical properties of two kinds of closed-cell aluminum foam–polymer composites (aluminum–epoxy, aluminum–polyurethane) were studied. The nonhomogeneous deformation features of the composites are presented based on the deformation distributions measured by the digital image correlation (DIC) method. The strain fluctuations rapidly grow with an increase in the compressive load. The uneven level of the deformation for the aluminum–polyurethane composite is lower than that for the aluminum–epoxy composite. The region of the preferentially fractured aluminum cell wall can be predicted by the strain distributions in two directions. The mechanical properties of the composites are investigated and compared to those of the aluminum foams. The enhancement effect of the epoxy resin on the Young’s modulus, the Poisson’s ratio and the compressive strength of the aluminum foams is greater than that of the polyurethane resin.

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