https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27294 Wed 04 Sep 2019 10:04:15 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33287 70 vol%) syntactic foam is in the range of 0.72–0.98 g/cm³, depending on the particle pre-compaction pressure and the number of compaction steps. Compressive testing is carried out following the ISO 13314 standard to characterise the mechanical properties of this novel material. Furthermore, micro-computed tomography scans are performed in order to investigate its meso-structure. The geometrical analysis revealed that the densification procedure generates a porosity gradient in the direction of the compressive force. This gradient is found to affect the deformation mechanism and thus the mechanical properties of high porosity P-MSF.]]> Fri 28 Sep 2018 15:47:20 AEST ]]>