High Strength Si‐O‐C Ceramic Foams for the Reinforcement of Mg‐Alloys

Magnesium alloys are gaining interest as light weight construction elements in automotive applications. In the temperature range exceeding 100 °C Mg alloys feature low strength and stiffness. The reinforcement of cast Mg alloys using rigid ceramic foams results in a significant improvement of the strength and creep resistance at elevated temperatures. Open cell polymer derived Si‐O‐C ceramic foams were fabricated using filler loaded poly …