Metal Foam (Aluminum) Welding?
Metal Foam (Aluminum) Welding?
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Question for you all.
I have a porous aluminum plate in a forming machine that has developed a crack at one of the bolt hole locations in corner.
I tried to get a new one made, but management doesn't want to pay for a new one and is asking me to repair this one.
Has anyone heard of this being done?
In my mind you wouldn't be able to weld it with any traditional process (i.e. cheap)
I have a porous aluminum plate in a forming machine that has developed a crack at one of the bolt hole locations in corner.
I tried to get a new one made, but management doesn't want to pay for a new one and is asking me to repair this one.
Has anyone heard of this being done?
In my mind you wouldn't be able to weld it with any traditional process (i.e. cheap)





RE: Metal Foam (Aluminum) Welding?
Neither of these methods are going to be great at preventing crack propagation.
RE: Metal Foam (Aluminum) Welding?
As far as filling it with an epoxy, it needs to be porous to pull a vacuum all around the plate.
I talked to the CWI and welder and they laughed at me, haha
RE: Metal Foam (Aluminum) Welding?
RE: Metal Foam (Aluminum) Welding?