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The Low-Velocity Impact Behavior and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Aluminum Foam Sandwich Structures

Baixing Deng, Junshan Zhang, Daoyuan Li, Yukun An, Youdong Xing, Hongtao Wang

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance· Volume 35· Issue 2
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