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7. Electrical properties
7.1 Materials used
The structures chosen for their electrical properties are open-structure metal foams of the sponge type.
Their very high specific surface area has been widely used, notably in the industrialization of nickel foams used in storage batteries.
Due to their large number of contact points, foams also have an impact on the quality of electrical contacts, particularly at high currents. The use of a highly specific silver-based foam (see figure 27 ) offers a significant improvement in the quality of copper-to-copper contact at high currents.
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[B2] Dense/porous structures used as bone substitutes, WO 2002083188 A2.
[B3] Porous implant, WO 2007016796 A1.
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Reference site
Metal foam dealers :
http://www.goodfellow.com/catalogue/GFCatalogue.php?Language=F
Events
Show: Metfoam takes place every two years (odd-numbered years), with the venue changing with each show,
Trade fair: Cellmat takes place every two years (even-numbered years) in Germany
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Manufacturers — Suppliers — Distributors (non-exhaustive list, as the reference site contains a regularly updated list)
ALANTUM, German and Korean producer of open-structure nickel-iron foams
http://www.alantum.com/en/special/manufacturing.html
AULIGHT, Austrian manufacturer of powder-metallurgy...
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