Effect of pore forming agent content on porous nickel plate prepared by powder rolling
YIN Quanzhong1,LI Xiaoqiang1,LIANG Yongren2,LI Rong2,REN Shangyuan2,
KANG Zhixin1
(1. School of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou
510640, China; 2. Western Baode Technologies Co., Ltd, Xi’an 710201, China)
Abstract:Porous nickel plates with porosity of 22.2%-52.4% were prepared by powder rolling technology using
ammonium bicarbonate(NH4HCO3)as pore-making agent. The effect of pore-forming agent content on microstructure
and properties of porous nickel plate was studied. The results show that with the increase of pore-forming
agent content, the porosity of porous nickel plate increases gradually, the relative permeability increases gradually,
and the tensile strength decreases gradually. When the content of pore-forming agent is 20%, the porosity of porous
nickel plate is 40.7%, the relative permeability coefficient is 10.79 m3/(h·kPa·m2), and the tensile strength is
135 MPa. When the content of pore-forming agent is 40%, the porosity of porous nickel plate is 52.4%, the relative
permeability coefficient is 41.0 m3/(h·kPa·m2), and the tensile strength is reduced to 51 MPa.