caa a22 4500 463228693 CHVBK 20180405153235.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10853-007-1529-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10853-007-1529-6 Improvement of the foaming process for 4045 and 6061 aluminium foams by using the Taguchi methodology [Elektronische Daten] [Eusebio Solórzano, José Reglero, Miguel Rodríguez-Pérez, José de Saja, María Rodríguez-Méndez] Taguchi methodology has been applied to the production process of aluminium foams to investigate the variability detected in several properties (including bulk density, outward appearance and density homogeneity along foaming direction), for foaming tests carried out under identical conditions. The analysis of the process has been performed separately for two different alloys, the 4045 and 6061. The results have allowed finding the main factors that influence those properties. In addition, it has been possible to establish those foaming conditions able to minimize the variability in density, to improve the outward appearance and to obtain a higher homogeneity in density, all at the same time. Different final factors have been found for the two alloys; such differences have been explained in terms of the different viscosity of the aluminium melts as well as the different content of foaming agent. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Solórzano Eusebio CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut Reglero José CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut Rodríguez-Pérez Miguel CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut de Saja José CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut Rodríguez-Méndez María Dpto. Química Inorgánica, E.T.S. Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo del Cauce s/n, 47001, Valladolid, Spain aut Journal of Materials Science Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/17(2007-09-01), 7227-7238 0022-2461 42:17<7227 2007 42 10853 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-1529-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-1529-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Solórzano Eusebio CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Reglero José CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodríguez-Pérez Miguel CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Saja José CELLMAT GROUP, Condensed Matter Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodríguez-Méndez María Dpto. Química Inorgánica, E.T.S. Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo del Cauce s/n, 47001, Valladolid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Materials Science Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/17(2007-09-01), 7227-7238 0022-2461 42:17<7227 2007 42 10853 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer