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2005 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Flexural Behaviour of Aluminium Foam/Composite Structures
An Investigation into the Deformation Mechanism and Strain Distribution under 4 Point Bending in Comparison with Polymer Foam Core Structures
Authors : M. Styles, P. Compston, S. Kalyanasundaram
Published in: Sandwich Structures 7: Advancing with Sandwich Structures and Materials
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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The deformation mechanism of an aluminium foam core/thermoplastic composite facing sandwich structure was compared with an equivalent polymer foam core sandwich structure under 4pt bend loading. Full field strain analysis showed the metal core deformed extensively mid-beam while the polymer foam had high strain concentrations under the load rollers.