Stock material or miscellaneous articles – All metal or with adjacent metals – Porous
Patent
1993-02-05
1995-01-24
Zimmerman, John
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
All metal or with adjacent metals
Porous
164 61, 164 62, 164 79, 264 53, B22D 2506, B22D 2715
Patent
active
053842030
ABSTRACT:
A method of making a solid foam material including the steps of heating in a chamber a starting material that is normally solid at room temperature to a temperature that is above its melting point, injecting a blowing liquid into the melted material to produce a mixture; and rapidly decompressing the mixture to produce the solid foam material.
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Yale University
Zimmerman John
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