In the future, cars will need to be lighter, more energy efficient, safer and more earthquake resistant.The weight and stiffness of truck cover and sliding roof can be reduced if foamed aluminum is used."Sandwich" foamed aluminum makes a car cover with a stiffness about 7 times greater than the original steel, but a mass 25% smaller than the steel. In addition, this aluminum foam has a higher impact energy and acoustic energy absorption effect.
2 Aerospace industry
Foamed aluminum with several excellent properties is an ideal structural material for aerospace engineering.For example, reducing the weight of spacecraft is one of the important issues in aerospace product design.If foamed aluminum is used in spacecraft, the economic benefits will be obvious.The application of foamed aluminum in aerospace is one of the key research directions.
The main application orientation is to support the general optical system with high precision, to use in the optical system large bracket, instead of honeycomb aluminum to withstand multi-directional stress, as a spacecraft bearing cylinder and space heat exchanger, etc..
3 Construction industry
Foamed aluminum has a wide range of applications in the construction industry.For example, foamed aluminum can greatly reduce the weight of the elevator, so as to reduce energy consumption, and foamed aluminum excellent energy absorption performance and ensure the safety of the elevator.If foamed aluminum as a decorative material, both light and beautiful, and can play a fire, sound effect.As a structural material, foamed aluminum has a broad application prospect in shipbuilding industry, railway industry, machinery manufacturing industry, sports equipment and biomedicine.
