I-Metal foam yinto ekhethekileyo yentsimbi edibeneyo enemingxuma yomoya we-foam. Ngokweempawu zayo ezahlukileyo zesakhiwo, isinyithi sogwebu sinothotho lweenzuzo ezigqwesileyo ezifana nokuxinana kwesalamane esisezantsi, ukumelana nomlilo okulungileyo, ingxolo elungileyo kunye nokusebenza kokunciphisa isandi kwaye kunokwetyisa nokufunxa amaza erediyo, njl. iphuhla kunye nendlela yophuhliso lwabantu lobuchwepheshe obuphezulu obuqhele ukusetyenziswa kwindawo ye-aerospace, izixhobo zepetrochemical kunye nothotho loyilo lophuhliso lwemveliso yemizi-mveliso.

I-Porosity
I-Porosity ngumlinganiselo womthamo wayo yonke i-porosity kwi-porous structure body to the total volume of the porous structure body, ehlala iqwalasela ubungakanani besithuba somda we-interstitial ye-porous structure body.
I-porosity ye-foam yensimbi idla ngokufikelela ngaphezu kwe-90%, kwaye inamandla athile okucindezelayo kunye nokuqina okugoba kwezinto ezibunjiweyo zentsimbi. Olu hlobo lwesinyithi lune-porosity ephezulu, kwaye ububanzi be-porosity bufikelela kwinqanaba le-mm.