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August 29, 2022
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New Aluminum Syntactic Foam: Synthesis and Mechanical Characterization

Publicated to: MATERIALS. 15 (15): 5320- - 2022-08-01 15(15), DOI: 10.3390/ma15155320

Authors:

de la Muela, AMS; Cambronero, LEG; Malheiros, LF; Ruiz-Román, JM
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Geol & Min Engn, Escuela Tecn Super IngN Minas & Energia, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
Univ Porto, Fac Engn, Associated Lab Energy Transport & Aeronaut, LAETA PROA, P-4200465 Porto, Portugal - Author

Abstract

Metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSF) are advanced cellular materials constituted by a system of a minimum of two phases, in which a dispersion of hollow particles is embedded by a continuous metal matrix. The incorporation of porous fillers favors the development of low-density materials with exceptional behavior for damping vibrations, impacts, and blast effects, shielding acoustic, thermal, and electromagnetic energies. There are three main techniques to produce them: infiltration casting technique (ICT), stir casting technique (SCT), and powder metallurgy technique (P/M). The first two techniques are used for embedding filler into lower melting point metallic matrices than fillers, in contrast to P/M. The present study demonstrates the feasibility of producing MMSF with components of similar melting points by ICT. The fillers were synthesized in-situ with aluminum and a natural foaming agent from wastes of Spanish white marble quarries. These novel aluminum syntactic foams (ASF) were mechanically characterized following the ISO-13314 and exhibited a porosity, plateau stress, and energy absorption capacity of 41%, 37.65 MPa, 8.62 MJ/m(3) (at 35% of densification), respectively. These properties are slightly superior to equal porosity LECA ASF, making these novel ASF suitable for the same applications as LECA-ASF.
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Keywords

AluminumBehaviorCasting techniquesCellular materialCmfComposite metal foamComposite metal foamsCompressive propertiesExpanded clay aggregateFillersFoamsInfiltration castingMarbleMechanical characterizationsMetal matrix syntactic foamsMmsfPerformancePorosityPorousSyntactic foamsSyntacticsTwo phase

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal MATERIALS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 20/79, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Materials Science (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-27:

  • WoS: 9
  • Scopus: 10
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 21 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86914/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 126
  • Downloads: 30
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (SANCHEZ DE LA MUELA GARZON, ALEJANDRO MIGUEL) and Last Author (RUIZ ROMAN, JOSE MANUEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been SANCHEZ DE LA MUELA GARZON, ALEJANDRO MIGUEL.

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