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Gibson, L.J. and Ashby, M.F.
(1997) Cellular Solids: Structure and Properties, Second
Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.
This book brings together our understanding of the structure and properties of cellular solids and the ways in which they can be exploited in engineering design. By unifying the modeling of many different types of cellular solids (for instance, engineering honeycombs, foams, wood, cancellous bone, cork), similarities in their behaviour in these diverse materials are explained. Case studies show how the models for foam behaviour can be used in the selection of the optimum foam for a particular engineering application. |
| Ashby, M. F., Evans, E. G., Fleck, N. A., Gibson, L. J.,
Hutchinson, J. W., and Wadley, H. N. G. (2000) Metal Foams: A
Design Guide, Butterworth Heinemann. Metal foams are at the forefront of technological development for the automotive, aerospace, and other weight-dependent industries. They are formed by various methods, but the key facet of their manufacture is the inclusion of air or other gaseous pockets in the metal structure. The unique structure of metal foams also opens up more opportunities to improve on more complex methods of producing parts with space inclusions such as sand-casting. This guide provides information on the advantages metal foams possess, and the applications for which they may prove suitable. Publications by Topic |