Processing of Alumina Powder into Ceramic Foam Materials by Impregnating Polyurethane Sponge with Bonded Ceramic Slurry

• Main Author: Mohd Zikri Bin Ahmad Abustaman, Mohd Zikri
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2008
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/923/1/Mohd_Zikri_Bin_Ahmad_Abustaman_%28ID_8032%29.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/923/

Ceramic foams have an interesting combination of properties, such as low weight, high temperature stability, high permeability, high porosity, low thermal conductivity, and low heat capacity. These properties have lead to a diverse range of applications, such as metal melt filtration, ion-exchang...