Advanced Engineering Materials · 2005 · 12 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsPhase TransformationsRheologyCompressive PropertiesDeformation MechanismsElastic DeformationElasticity TheoryStress-strain BehaviorViscoelastic BehaviorCompression BehaviorFoam Compression BehaviorFoam Mechanical PropertiesFoam MicrostructureFoam Yield StressFoamsPhase Transformation AnalysisPhenomenological Interpretation
Compressed solid foams exhibit spatially heterogeneous distributions of local strain. In the present paper, we suggest a phenomenological explanation of compression behavior in solid foams. The analogy between the deformation of foam and a phase transformation is discussed.
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Multifunctionality of cellular metal systems
A.G. Evans · Progress in Materials Science · 1998 · 686 citations