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DEFICITS IN THE APPLICATION OF ALUMINUM FOAM SANDWICH: AN INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE

Part of: Design Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

P. Hommel ,
D. Roth  and
H. Binz
P. Hommel*
Affiliation:
University of Stuttgart, Germany
D. Roth
Affiliation:
University of Stuttgart, Germany
H. Binz
Affiliation:
University of Stuttgart, Germany
*
*patrick.hommel@iktd.uni-stuttgart.de

Abstract

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Aluminum foam sandwich (AFS) is an innovative sandwich material for designing lighter products and has many advantages such as high stiffness and high mechanical-energy absorption capacity. Although AFS is ready for series production, the number of use cases is low. A survey was carried out in order to identify the obstacles in the application of aluminum foam sandwich. This paper presents the results of the survey, derives the demand for a support method for designing with aluminum foam sandwich and shows various support options to simplify the application of the material.

Keywords

lightweight designdesign for x (DfX)design methodsdesign guidelinesaluminum foam sandwich

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 927 - 936
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