Producing Ceramic Foams With Hollow Spheres

Ceramic foams have a large potential for many applications and can be produced in several ways. In the past, many have attempted to manufacture ceramic foams that combined sufficient strength and controlled microstructure. This study proposes a new two-step processing route to fulfil these requirements. First, sacrificial cores are coated with ceramic powder slurry and packed in a die. Second, the cores are connected together using another ceramic slurry coating. After they are burned out and sintered, ceramic foam structures can be obtained that have a density of