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Ing. Jan Šleichrt, Ph.D.

2025, Measurement: Sensors, p. 1-7), ISSN 2665-9174

In this contribution, we introduce a control system and instrumentation of the in-house developed dynamic testing device with linear motors suitable for experiments ranging from quasi-static regime up to intermediate strain rates with impact velocities of up to 8 m/s. In the contribution, we demonstrate the temporal resolution of the whole system to perform dynamic experiments with closed-loop control of displacement, velocity, or force within a period of a few milliseconds. Frequency bandwidth and testing capabilities of standard membrane pancake load-cells as well as quartz-based piezoelectric load-cells for impact testing are analysed. The system is combined with high-resolution optical inspection, high-speed photography, or even X-ray imaging. The advantages of the device and instrumentation are demonstrated in a case study revealing its potential.

Článek v odborném recenzovaném periodiku

2024, Transforming Construction: Advances in Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Springer Nature), p. 573-580), ISBN 978-3-031-70144-3, ISSN 2211-0844

he Ultra high-performance steel fibres reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) investigated in this paper is a fine-grained cement-based composite material with outstanding mechanical properties. Its key attributes include an ultra-high compressive strength in excess 150 MPa and a permanent post-cracking strength in excess 5 MPa. To increase its structural integrity, steel fibres 13 mm long and 0.2 mm in diameter are added to the matrix to reinforce it. In order to assess the properties of the UHPFRC under varying loading conditions, the prism-shaped specimens are subjected to three-point bending tests over a range of loading rates from quasi-static regime to dynamic impacts at intermediate strain rates. The experiments are performed using an in-house developed testing machine based on linear motors and are conducted at 4 different loading velocities with at least 5 specimens tested at each strain rate. The tests are observed using a high-speed camera. For a better understanding of the material behaviour, the testing equipment is combined with a laboratory high power X-ray imaging set-up that allows internal inspection of the samples to analyze the effect of imperfections, inhomogeneities, voids and dominant fibre orientation. X-ray imaging is performed before and after mechanical testing and also in-situ during the loading using a high-speed X-ray imaging camera. A significant dynamic increase factor is observed between the individual strain rates, while the dominant fibre orientation is identified as a crucial aspect causing the differences between the specimens. This innovative experimental approach provides invaluable insights into the material response to dynamic loading conditions and offers a comprehensive understanding that is crucial for optimizing its performance in a variety of real-world applications.

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2024, Materials Letters, 2024 (354), p. 1-4), ISSN 0167-577X

Processes of internal damage development during localized dynamic penetration represent a crucial mechanism important for relevant analysis of deformation and failure of plates and sandwich panels under high strain rate conditions. Soft cellular materials are of special importance as the internal damage defines mode of collapse and energy absorption capabilities. In this paper, a fast X-ray radiography is employed for in-situ analysis of the internal damage development in soft closed-cell aluminum foam subjected to a localized high strain rate penetration using an instrumented projectile in a direct impact Hopkinson bar apparatus. The process with a typical duration of a few milliseconds is visualized using four X-ray projections acquired using a flash X-ray system and a high-speed camera. Internal damage such as cracking, shear failure in the vicinity of the projectile, and compaction of the material is successfully identified. This unique method utilizing a laboratory based X-ray source allows for characterization of the penetration mechanism that has been usually analyzed only in post-mortem state.

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2024, Emergent Materials, 2024, ISSN 2522-5731

Excellent mechanical properties of ultra high performance concrete make it suitable for use in special applications, where the material is subjected to dynamic phenomena such as impacts, explosions, or earthquakes. This paper presents a novel experimental approach that integrates a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar with a flash X-ray system and high-speed optical imaging to investigate the dynamic behavior of steel fiber reinforced UHPC under high strain rate uni-axial compression. In-situ Flash X-ray radiography emerges as a particularly effective tool, providing clear visualization of deformation response and overcoming challenges associated with flying debris encountered in optical inspection. Moreover, computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy appear as a vital technique for analyzing micro-structure and fiber distribution and orientation. The combined approach offers a promising method to study the dynamic behavior of steel fiber reinforced ultra high performance concrete and also holds promise for analyzing more complex modes of deformation and material interactions, providing valuable insights for enhancing the design and performance of critical infrastructure subjected to dynamic loading events.

Článek v periodiku excerpovaném databází Scopus

2023, Vol. 42 (2023): 18th Youth Symposium on Experimental Solid Mechanics, Praha, České vysoké učení technické v Praze), p. 77-82), ISBN 978-80-01-07237-0, ISSN 2336-5382

X-ray radiography and computed tomography have become well-established methods for investigation of internal structure of objects and for defectoscopy. Recently, the methods have even been used for in-situ analysis of materials under mechanical loading. Although the techniques would be very suitable for analysis during dynamic events, their application is constrained by typical achievable frame rates. Therefore, fast imaging is usually limited to facilities providing sufficient flux like particle accelerators. In this paper, we test imaging performance of a laboratory-based setup with a high-power X-ray tube, a scintillation panel, and an optical camera. Fast-rotating object and typical specimens for impact testing are irradiated with different power settings and quality of captured images is evaluated and analyzed. It is found out that the system can be successfully used for imaging at several hundred frames per second allowing for inspection of slow impact dynamics experiments.

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2023, Advanced Engineering Materials, 25 (24), ISSN 1527-2648

The paper deals with the dynamic penetration of 3D printed panels with auxetic and conventional honeycomb unit cell-based cores. The geometry of the unit cells and their periodic assembly in the resulting lattices were selected to ensure the same relative density and overall weight of the individual sample types. Such a similarity of both specimen types allowed the evaluation of differences between conventional and auxetic lattices in terms of penetration characteristics and deformation energy mitigation properties. Dynamic penetration of the samples was performed using a fully strain-gauge instrumented Open Hopkinson Pressure Bar (OHPB) at three impact velocities resulting in three loading scenarios. All performed experiments were captured by two optical cameras for detailed observation and for tracking of an impactor movement using Digital Image Correlation (DIC). The force-penetration depth relation was used to evaluate the elastic and post-yield compression characteristics of the lattices together with their deformation energy mitigation capabilities. The results show that the main differences in the deformation response of lattices consist of lower overall stiffness and effective yielding of the auxetic lattices at higher penetration depth. Numerical simulation using an explicit solver was performed to analyze the deformation mechanism of the individual core types.

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2023, Inovace v aditivních technologiích INAM 2023, Jihlava, Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava), p. 13-13), ISBN 978-80-88064-66-4

Příspěvek je zaměřený na vhodnost využití stereolitografie (SLA) pro výrobu porézních struktur s potenciálem vysoké absorpce energie nárazu. SLA je technologií aditivní výroby využívající principu vytvrzování tekutých pryskyřic pomocí záření určité vlnové délky [I. Romero-Ocaña, S.I. Molina 2022]. Pro posouzení vlivu použitého materiálu na výsledné mechanické vlastnosti byly sady testovacích vzorků vyrobeny ze tří různých pryskyřic a následně vystaveny kvazi - statickým jednoosým tahovým a tlakovým zkouškám. Z naměřených dat byly vytvořeny diagramy napětí - deformace a spočítány základní materiálové vlastnosti. Na základě získaných poznatků bylo optimalizováno nastavení parametrů výrobního procesu pro zajištění požadované kvality tisku, odezvy 3D tištěných vzorků na zatěžování v závislosti na volbě použité pryskyřice a zhodnocena celková vhodnost metody SLA pro výrobu pokročilých celulárních struktur.

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2022, International Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, abstract book, International Research Center on Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems), p. 107-107)

Additively manufactured materials represent an advanced type of engineering material allowing for rapid building of parts with complex design. Additively manufactured metallic materials are particularly promising for application in high-tech industry, requiring optimized parts with complex shape and high performance mechanical properties. In this contribution, the cylindrical specimens manufactured from 316L powdered stainless steel built in different orientations to the printing platform are subjected to compression at high strain rates using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). The specimens are subjected to quasi- static and dynamic compression at strain rates ranging from 1500/s to 5000/s. Changes in damage development and failure mode are investigated through combination of high speed optical imaging with data of the SHPB instrumentation. For the testing, the SHPB with high strength aluminum alloy bars, soft copper pulse shapers and two sizes of the striker bar is used. The bars are instrumented with a set of foil strain-gauges. The experiments are observed by stateof-the-art high speed camera with frame rate of approximately 250kfps. The camera is time synchronized with the data acquisition system. Strain localization and changes in failure mode related to the printing orientation and strain rate, particularly occurrence of the fatal macroscopic crack and identification of the corresponding failure strain, are investigated using digital image correlation (DIC). It is found out that the failure mode changes dramatically with the increasing strain rate resulting in sudden and complete failure of the specimen during high strain rate compression. The failure is dependent on both the printing orientation and the strain rate.

Abstrakt ve sborníku z mezinár. konf.

2022, International Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, abstract book, International Research Center on Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems), p. 104-104)

The mechanical response of sandwich panels tailored to specific applications investigated becomes an extensively topic for research teams. Sandwich panels typically consist of a lightweight core (porous materials, meta-materials structures) and covering shell (solid or composite layer). These materials can be used as, e.g., the main component of crumple zones in vehicles or low-velocity protection in many applications, due to their high specific energy absorption and low density. An unique loading mode in dynamic mechanical testing is a dynamic indentation where combining multi-directional stress distribution in sandwich panels is not an easy task for description. The main aim of this work is to compare sandwich panels with two different types of core (3D inverted honeycomb and conventional honeycomb structures with similar specific densities). Based material of the aforementioned cores is photopolymer resin which allows the manufacturing of complex shapes of cores by stereolithography technology. All specimens, equipped with a spreading thin layer of polyethylene shell, are subjected to dynamic penetration to evaluate the mechanical behavior, penetration resistance, and energy-absorbing capability at different impact velocities. An in-house developed direct impact Hopkinson bar is used for dynamic indentation experiments. The loading apparatus is equipped with strain gauges and the measured signals are used for the calculation of an applied force and impact velocity. A pair of highspeed cameras are used for optical inspection of the experiments. A targeted camera is used for evaluating the velocity of the projectile using the digital image correlation method (DIC) for comparison with strain-gauge measurement, and an overview camera is used for capturing the surroundings of the impact plane.

Abstrakt ve sborníku z mezinár. konf.

2022, Dynamic Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Structures & Materials, Freiburg im Breisgau, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), p. 187-192)

We demonstrate numerical modelling of the mechanical response of auxetic structures sub- jected to dynamic uniaxial compressive load- ing in split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) at the strain rates of 1500 s−1 and 3000 s−1. The stress-strain characteristics as well as com- pressive strain dependent Poisson’s ratio of re-entrant honeycomb and missing-rib aux- etic lattices are assessed in LS-DYNA simula- tions with explicit time integration. Numer- ical results are supported by SHPB experi- ments utilized for both calibration of finite el- ement modeling and verification of the sim- ulations. The studied lattices were additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion from 316L stainless steel. The numerical aspects of the simulations together with the influence of the 3D printing quality on the reliability of the results are discussed.

Stať ve sborníku z mezinár. konf.

2022, Dynamic Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Structures & Materials, Freiburg im Breisgau, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), p. 103-110)

Open Hopkinson Pressure Bar (OHPB) appa- ratus is used, together with conventional split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB), for dynamic testing of additively manufactured cellular me- tamaterials at intermediate and high strain rates. Benefits of the OHPB testing method over standard established methods are dis- cussed. The investigated metamaterials in- clude various types of auxetic lattices manu- factured from powdered austenitic steel by powder bed fusion technology. It is found out that the investigated type of metamate- rials exhibits significant strain rate sensitivity of the stress-strain curves as well as of the apparent auxeticity. Moreover, its deforma- tion mechanism changes with the increasing impact velocity as the buckling of the individ- ual struts is reduced by the inertia effects.

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2022, Materials, 15 (3), ISSN 1996-1944

The main aim of the study was to analyse the strain rate sensitivity of the compressive deformation response in bulk 3D-printed samples from 316L stainless steel according to the printing orientation. The laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) method of metal additive manufacturing was utilised for the production of the samples with three different printing orientations: 0◦, 45◦, and 90◦. The specimens were experimentally investigated during uni-axial quasi-static and dynamic loading. A split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) apparatus was used for the dynamic experiments. The experiments were observed using a high-resolution (quasi-static loading) or a high-speed visible-light camera and a high-speed thermographic camera (dynamic loading) to allow for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the deformation processes. Digital image correlation (DIC) software was used for the evaluation of displacement fields. To assess the deformation behaviour of the 3D-printed bulk samples and strain rate related properties, an analysis of the true stress–true strain diagrams from quasi-static and dynamic experiments as well as the thermograms captured during the dynamic loading was performed. The results revealed a strong strain rate effect on the mechanical response of the investigated material. Furthermore, a dependency of the strain-rate sensitivity on the printing orientation was identified.

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2021, Metals — Open Access Metallurgy Journal, 11 (8), ISSN 2075-4701

Compressive deformation behaviour of additively manufactured lattice structures based on re-entrant tetrakaidecahedral unit-cell geometry were experimentally investigated under quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions. Specimens of four different structures formed by three-dimensional periodical assembly of selected unit-cells were produced by a laser powder bed fusion technique from a powdered austenitic stainless steel SS316L. Quasi-static compression as well as dynamic tests using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) apparatus at two strain-rates were conducted to evaluate the expected strain-rate sensitivity of the fundamental mechanical response of the structures. To evaluate the experiments, particularly the displacement fields of the deforming lattices, optical observation of the specimens using a high-resolution camera (quasi-static loading) and two synchronised high-speed cameras (SHPB experiments) was employed. An in-house digital image correlation algorithm was used in order to evaluate the anticipated auxetic nature of the investigated lattices. It was found that neither of the investigated structures exhibited auxetic behaviour although strain-rate sensitivity of the stress–strain characteristics was clearly identified for the majority of structures.

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2021, Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 800, ISSN 0921-5093

Light-weight cellular solids, such as aluminium foams, are promising materials for use in ballistic impact mitigation applications for their high specific deformation energy absorption capabilities. In this study, three different types of aluminium alloy based in-house fabricated cellular materials were subjected to dynamic penetration using the in-house experimental setup to evaluate their deformation and microstructural response. Two-sided direct impact Hopkinson bar apparatus instrumented with two high-speed cameras observing the impact area and the penetrated surface of the specimens was used. Advanced wave separation technique was employed to process strain-gauge signals recorded during penetration. Images captured by one of the cameras were processed using an in-house Digital Image Correlation method with sub-pixel precision, that enabled validation of the wave separation results of the strain-gauge signals. The second camera was used to observe the penetration into the tested specimens for correct interpretation of the measured signals with respect to derived mechanical and microstructural properties at different impact velocities. Differential X-ray computed tomography of selected specimens was performed, which allowed for an advanced pre- and post-impact volumetric analysis. Results of performed experiments and elaborate analysis of the measured experimental data are shown in this study.

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2021, Advanced Engineering Materials, 23 (1), ISSN 1438-1656

Metamaterials produced using additive manufacturing represent advanced structures with tunable properties and deformation characteristics. However, the manufacturing process, imperfections in geometry, properties of the base material as well as the ambient and operating conditions often result in complex multiparametric dependence of the mechanical response. As the lattice structures are metamaterials that can be tailored for energy absorption applications and impact protection, the investigation of the coupled thermomechanical response and ambient temperature‐dependent properties is particularly important. Herein, the 2D re‐entrant honeycomb auxetic lattice structures additively manufactured from powdered stainless steel are subjected to high strain rate uniaxial compression using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) at two different strain rates and three different temperatures. An in‐house developed cooling and heating stages are used to control the temperature of the specimen subjected to high strain rate impact loading. Thermal imaging and high‐speed cameras are used to inspect the specimens during the impact. It is shown that the stress–strain response as well as the crushing behavior of the investigated lattice structures are strongly dependent on both initial temperature and strain rate.

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2021, Journal of Materials Science, 56 (16), p. 9712-9727), ISSN 0022-2461

In this work, we present a multimodal approach to three-dimensionally quantify and visualize fiber orientation and resin-rich areas in carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers manufactured by vacuum infusion. Three complementary image modalities were acquired by Talbot–Lau grating interferometer (TLGI) X-ray microcomputed tomography (XCT). Compared to absorption contrast (AC), TLGI-XCT provides enhanced contrast between polymer matrix and carbon fibers at lower spatial resolutions in the form of differential phase contrast (DPC) and dark-field contrast (DFC). Consequently, relatively thin layers of resin, effectively indiscernible from image noise in AC data, are distinguishable. In addition to the assessment of fiber orientation, the combination of DPC and DFC facilitates the quantification of resin-rich areas, e.g., in gaps between fiber layers or at binder yarn collimation sites. We found that resin-rich areas between fiber layers are predominantly developed in regions characterized by a pronounced curvature. In contrast, in-layer resin-rich areas are mainly caused by the collimation of fibers by binder yarn. Furthermore, void volume around two adjacent 90°-oriented fiber layers is increased by roughly 20% compared to a random distribution over the whole specimen.

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2019, Temperature dependence of material behaviour at high strain-rate, Politecnico di Torino), ISBN 978-88-85745-27-8

Specimens based on re-entrant honeycomb auxetic lattice were printed from powdered austenitic steel using selective laser sintering and subjected to dynamic compression using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB). To study the influence of strain-rate and temperature on mechanical properties of the lattices, heating and cooling devices integrated into the SHPB apparatus were developed and the experiments were performed at two different strain rates given by different striker impact velocities. As a result, the dynamic compression was performed at two strain rates and three temperature levels (reduced, room, and elevated temperature) with 5 specimens for each combination. The specimen were observed by a pair of high-speed CMOS optical cameras and a high-speed thermal imaging camera. Optical cameras were used for evaluation of strain fields of the compressed samples using digital image correlation and for inspection of experiment validity. Thermograms were used for qualitative evaluation of heat distribution within the sample microstructure during its deformation. It has been found out that increase of strain-rate results in increase of plateau stress together with decrease of densification strain. The difference in specimen temperature led to changes in the mechanical properties, the absolute temperature of the fully compressed sample and increase of maximum measured temperature during the experiment.

Stať ve sborníku z mezinár. konf.

2018, 16th Youth Symposium On Experimental Solid Mechanics, Praha, Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, ČVUT v Praze), p. 28-31), ISBN 978-80-01-06474-0, ISSN 2336-5382

The main goal of this study is to validate elementary mechanical parameters of a newly designed open-cell foam. The purpouse for investigating artificial material is to approach the properties of the human bone in the case of its adequate replacement. Investigated material can be also used as an artificial bone to train surgical procedures and to improve the skills of the surgeons. Four sets of the foam with different chemical composition were subjected to an uniaxial quasi-static loading to describe basic mechanical behaviour of these samples. Based on these experiments, the stress-strain diagrams were created as a comparative tool including calculation of the effective Young’s modulus. The acquired knowledges will be used as input parameters of a follow-up study aimed at describing the morphology of presented structures and their response to mechanical experiments. A distortion effect of porosity on the results is not considered in this study.

Stať ve sborníku z prestižní konf.

2018, 16th Youth Symposium On Experimental Solid Mechanics, Praha, Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, ČVUT v Praze), p. 44-47), ISBN 978-80-01-06474-0, ISSN 2336-5382

An experimental study on energy absorption capabilities and strain rate sensitivity of ordnance gelatine was performed. Strain energy density under quasi static compression and moderate strain rate impact tests was compared. In the study two types of material were tested, bulk ordnance gelatine and polymeric open-cell meshwork filled with ordnance gelatine. From the results a significant strain-rate effect was observed in terms of ultimate compressive strength and strain energy density. In comparison of the deformation behaviour under quasi static conditions and drop weight test the difference was very significant, however slight increase in both strength and strain energy density was observed even between different impact energies and velocities during the impact testing. The peak acceleration was significantly reduced in polymer meshwork filled by gelatine in comparison to the bulk gelatine.

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2017, ExNum 2016, Praha, CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE), p. 29-32), ISBN 978-80-01-06070-4, ISSN 2336-5382

The paper deals with investigation of deformation behaviour of gellan gum (GG) based structures prepared for regenerative medicine purposes. Investigated material was synthesized as porous spongy-like scaffold reinforced by bioactive glass (BAG) nano-particles in different concentrations. Deformation behavior was obtained employing custom designed experimental setup. This device equipped with bioreactor chamber allows to test the delivered samples under simulated physiological conditions with controlled flow and temperature. Cylindrical samples were subjected to uniaxial quasistatic loading in tension and compression. Material properties of plain GG scaffold and reinforced scaffold buffered by 50wt% and 70wt% BAG were derived from a set of tensile and compression tests. The results are represented in form of stress-strain curves calculated from the acquired force and displacement data.

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2017, Acta Polytechnica, 57 (1), p. 14-21), ISSN 1210-2709

This study is focuses on an investigation of the reinforcement effect of the bioactive glass nano-particles in the gellan gum (GG) scaffolds used in bone tissue engineering. The investigated material was synthesized as the porous spongy-like structure improved by the bioactive glass (BAG) nano-particles. Cylindrical samples were subjected to a uniaxial quasi-static loading in tension and compression. Very soft nature of the material, which makes the sample susceptible to damage, required employment of a custom designed experimental device for the mechanical testing. Moreover, as the mechanical properties are significantly influenced by testing conditions the experiment was performed using dry samples and also using samples immersed in the simulated body fluid. Material properties of the pure GG scaffold and the GG-BAG reinforced scaffold were derived from a set of tensile and compression tests under dry and simulated physiological conditions. The results are represented in the form of stress-strain curves calculated from the acquired force and displacement data.

Článek v periodiku excerpovaném databází Scopus cizojaz.

2017, ExNum 2016, Praha, CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE), p. 72-75), ISBN 978-80-01-06070-4, ISSN 2336-5382

Metal foams are innovative porous material used for wide range of application such as deformation energy or sound absorption, filter material, or microbiological incubation carrier. To predict mechanical properties of the metal foam is necessary to precisely describe elasto–plastic properties of the foam on cell–wall level. Indentation with low load is suitable tool for this purpose. In this paper custom designed instrumented microindentation device was used for measurement of cell-wall characteristics of two different aluminium foams (ALPORAS and ALCORAS). To demonstrate the possibility of automated statistical estimation of measured characteristics the device had been enhanced by semi-automatic indent positioning and evaluation procedures based on user-defined grid. Vickers hardness was measured on two samples made from ALPORAS aluminium foam and one sample from ALCORAS aluminium foam. Average Vickers hardness of ALPORAS foam was 24.465HV1.019 and average Vickers hardness of ALCORAS was 36.585HV1.019.

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