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Ligament Structure of Open-Cell Carbon Foams and the Construction of Models Based on That Structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

David P. Anderson ,
Katie E. Gunnison  and
Joseph W. Hager
David P. Anderson
Affiliation:
University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park Avenue, Dayton, OH 45469-0168
Katie E. Gunnison
Affiliation:
University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park Avenue, Dayton, OH 45469-0168
Joseph W. Hager
Affiliation:
Wright Laboratory, WI/FMLBC Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-6533
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Abstract

The ligament structure of several open-cell carbon foams was examined by optical and electron microscopy. The arrangement, sizes, and shapes of the ligaments were measured and analyzed according to the cell sizes. The ligament lengths and cross-sections vary with the cell sizes in a simply scaled fashion. A models based on the observed dodecahedral-like arrangement of ligaments was constructed consisting of 12-, 14-, and 15-faced polyhedra with five-edged faces dominating.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 270: Symposium M – Novel Forms of Carbon , 1992 , 47
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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