CPC B22F 7/006 (2013.01) [B22F 3/1125 (2013.01); C22C 1/08 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); C22C 1/0416 (2013.01); C22C 1/0458 (2013.01); C22C 1/083 (2023.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. Method for producing a metal foam of at least one first metal that contains a main constituent of Mg, Al, Pb, Au, Zn, Ti or Fe in a quantity of at least approximately 80 wt. % in relation to the quantity of the at least one first metal, said method comprising the following steps:
(I) providing a semi-finished product comprising a foamable mixture that comprises the at least one first metal and at least one blowing agent,
(II) submerging the semi-finished product in a heatable bath comprising a liquid wherein the liquid of the heatable bath comprises at least one molten salt or solid particle, and
(III) heating the semi-finished product in the bath in order to foam the foamable mixture by removing gas from the at least one blowing agent for forming the metal foam.
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