A method for producing a metallic structure and a metallic structure obtainable by the method

    公开(公告)号:US20200147693A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16633177

    申请日:2018-07-19

    发明人: Liqiang Lu Yutao Pei

    摘要: A method for producing a porous metallic structure comprising a metal element from a metal salt comprising a cation part and an anion part, comprising the steps of: providing a volume of metal salt; exposing the volume of metal salt in an atmosphere comprising a reduction gas at a temperature below a melting temperature of the metal element, leading to converting the volume of metal salt into the porous metallic structure by removing the anion part using the reduction gas; wherein the porous metallic structure has a pore size between 1 nanometer and 50 micrometer, and a ligament size between 1 nanometer and 50 micrometer; wherein the ligament size is controlled by the temperature during the exposing.