Production of stainless steel 316L foam with different solid loading

• Main Authors: Noor, F. M., Jamaludin, K. R., Ahmad, S.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2016
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73547/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84958074504&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fMSF.840.321&partnerID=40&md5=215c58d76ac29f4c1b0838f6707df4ab
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Stainless steel foam has been used for various applications due to their advantages over other materials such as high corrosion resistance, easily availability, and low-cost as well as good mechanical properties. In this work, stainless foam was produced by using foam replication method with different solid loading of SS316L i.e 55 wt.%, 60 wt.%, 65 wt.% and 70 wt.% SS316L. The samples were sintered in a vacuum furnace at 1250°C. The sample microstructure was characterized by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) while the elemental component was analyzed by using Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX). The Archimedes test has been conducted to determine the samples density and porosity. It was found that the best sample is SS316L foam with 65 wt.% solid loading with the density and porosity of 1.85 g/cm3 and 76.84% respectively which are similar tothe human bone. The sample also has open and interconnected pores.