%0 Journal Article %T Effect of SiC on microstructural features and compressive ‎properties of aluminum foam %J Scientia Iranica %I Sharif University of Technology %Z 1026-3098 %A Malekjafarian, M. %A Sadrnezhaad, S.K. %D 2014 %\ 08/01/2014 %V 21 %N 4 %P 1325-1329 %! Effect of SiC on microstructural features and compressive ‎properties of aluminum foam %K aluminum %K Foam; Particulate reinforced composite %K Melt spinning %K Compression test %R %X Composite aluminum-SiC foam was manufactured by injection of air and addition of reinforcement particles into the liquid aluminum. Microstructure and mechanical properties of the Al/SiC foams were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and compression tests. Results showed that both the cell size and the wall thickness augmented with increasing of the SiC reinforcement particles; while SiC particles resulted in the reduction of the plateau border length. With more SiC particles, plateau stress became larger; but maximum plateau strain became smaller. The stress-strain curves exhibited serrations in the plateau region due to addition of the SiC particles. %U https://scientiairanica.sharif.edu/article_1726_a244f553250a08ef2447c4b24d1567b5.pdf