Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAMPorous materials, such as open-cell metallic foams, grids or expanded metals, are used in many areas, such as H2 generation and storage. In order to meet the high requirements, the commercially available materials must be adapted in terms of their structure and composition. Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden has many years of experience in this field and has developed special coating technologies and heat treatments to produce passivation or functional coatings that ensure excellent durability and high reactivity.
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Coating of porous materials
- Starting material: industrially produced metal foam
- different options possible:
- Dry and wet processes
- Coating of the entire material or the material surface
- Coating with element powder or alloy powder
- Adjustable thickness, area density, pore size & porosity
- Machinability (cutting, bending etc.)
- Suitable for mass production
Manufacturing Process – varying coating technologies
Various coating technologies