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Article: Reticulated foams maximize surface area to volume ratio.(Tools of the Trade)(Goodfellow Corp.)(Brief article)
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- R & D
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- June 1, 2007
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Goodfellow announces the availability of metal, carbon, and ceramic reticulated foams, low-density, permeable structures of cells and continuous ligaments that offer important benefits to researchers and design engineers, Thanks in part to the continuous ligaments, reticulated foams have an unusually high surface area to volume ratio, Available from Goodfellow in aluminum, stainless steel, nickel, vitreous carbon, alumina, and silicon carbide, these low-density foams also have a high strength to weight ratio and possess the same chemical resistance as the parent material, They can be conductive or ...