Claims:1. A process of forming a precursor to be used for producing metal foam, the process comprising:
mixing the metal powder and a blowing agent to obtain a mixture, the blowing agent is to release a gas when heated to produce the metal foam in combination with the metal powder, wherein a composition of the metal powder and the blowing agent in the mixture is in accordance with a predetermined strength of the metal foam to be achieved; and
compacting the mixture to form a solid precursor.
2. A process of manufacturing a pillion handle (400), the method comprising:
mixing a metal powder and a blowing agent to obtain a mixture, the blowing agent being to release a gas when heated, wherein a composition of the mixture is based on a predetermined strength of the pillion handle to be achieved;
compacting the mixture to form a plurality of precursors, wherein compacting comprising compressing the mixture to form a solid object;
positioning the plurality of precursors at predetermined locations inside a cavity of a die (300), wherein the predetermined locations are selected based on the predetermined strength to be achieved at one or more predetermined locations of the pillion handle (400);
heating the plurality of precursors inside the die based on at least one strength parameter to form the metal foam inside the cavity of the die; and
cooling the die to solidify the metal foam to produce the pillion handle (400), wherein an internal structure of the metal foam has a honeycomb structure.
3. The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one strength parameter comprises at least one of temperature of heating the precursors and pressure applied on the precursors inside cavity of the die.
4. The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein a density of the metal foam formed from the plurality of precursors is about 0.7g/cm3.
5. The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of precursors comprises one of aluminum, magnesium, and silicon.
6. The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the metal powder is aluminum.
7. A metal foam based pillion handle (400) obtainable by a process, the process comprising:
mixing a metal powder and a blowing agent to obtain a mixture, the blowing agent being to release a gas when heated, wherein a composition of the mixture is based on a predetermined strength of the pillion handle (400) to be achieved;
compacting the mixture to form a plurality of precursor, wherein compacting comprising:
compressing the mixture to form a solid object;
positioning the plurality of precursors at predetermined locations inside a cavity of a die, wherein the predetermined locations are selected based on the predetermined strength to be achieved at one or more predetermined locations of the pillion handle (400);
heating the plurality of precursors inside the die based on at least one strength parameter to form the metal foam inside the cavity of the die; and
cooling the die to solidify the metal foam to produce the pillion handle (400), wherein an internal structure of the metal foam has a honeycomb structure.
8. The pillion handle (400) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one strength parameter comprises at least one of temperature of heating the precursors and pressure applied on the precursors inside cavity of the die.
9. The pillion handle (400) as claimed in claim 7, wherein density of the metal foam formed from the plurality of precursors is about 0.7g/cm3.
10. The pillion handle (400) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of precursors comprises one of aluminum, magnesium and silicon.
11. The pillion handle (400) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the metal powder is aluminum.
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