Zero Wing Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Ok, as far as I know from what i've heard, it's theory and can't exist on earth, but... How would something like this work and be implimented? In a sci-fi manga i havn't read yet, it's used for armor, but that's all I know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleiades Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I thought I read something about NASA developing metal foam for use as micrometeorite armor on spacecraft, maybe my memory is faulty. If you had bothered to use a search engine first, you would have found a ton of info on metal foam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Wing Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 I did, smart-ass. If you don't want to answer a question, then don't answer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanogrinder Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallic_foam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Wing Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 That was the first place I looked, and all it says is "look, i come in three sizes!". But I found a result that starts from the 'beginning', so it's answered now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutZ Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 All I know of is Aluminium has a foam version, and I am not sure the casting applications for them. It looks pretty cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 you can create something that looks like a metal foam by droping molten metal into water.(don't try this at home or without protection) i done this with tin yesterday. although strictly speaking it isn't a metal foam. and the effect only happens maybe 1 out of 10 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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