Phakathi kwezinto ezihlukahlukene ezisetshenziswa emkhakheni wobunjiniyela, izinto zensimbi kancane kancane ziba izinto ezibalulekile zesakhiwo kanye nokusebenza ngenxa yezakhiwo zazo ezinhle kakhulu ezicini eziningi ezifana nemishini nezinqubo. Okwezinto ezivamile, izimbobo ngokuvamile zibhekwa njengeziphambeko zesakhiwo, futhi ngokuvamile ziba yisizinda sokwakheka nokunwetshwa kwemifantu, okuletha imiphumela emibi noma elimazayo ezimpahleni ezibonakalayo. Kodwa-ke, lapho inani lezimbobo entweni likhuphuka lize lifike ezingeni elithile futhi lisakazwa njalo, ukuba khona kwalezi zimbobo kuzokwenza ukuthi impahla ibe nezakhiwo ezikhethekile, ngaleyo ndlela yakha iklasi elisha lezinto, elibizwa ngokuthi izinto ezinama-porous. Izinto zamanje zokwenziwa ezinama-porous zihlanganisa amapulasitiki anezimbotshana, izitsha zobumba ezinombobo, izinsimbi ezinama-porous nokunye. Ngokuvamile kukholakala ukuthi lapho i-porosity yezinto ezinama-porous i-40% 98%, ingabizwa ngokuthi izinto ze-foam. Insimbi yegwebu igatsha le-foam material, futhi ukwakheka kwayo kunezici ezilandelayo: ubukhulu bembotshana enkudlwana, i-porosity ephakeme, amandla adonsela phansi alula, indawo ethile ekhudlwana, futhi ingxenye eyinhloko yohlaka lwamathambo anezikhala insimbi.

Igwebu le-Aluminium insimbi eyigwebu esetshenziswa kabanzi, eyakhiwe uhlaka lwamathambo e-aluminium nezimbotshana, futhi iyinto entsha esebenzayo ethuthukiswe emashumini eminyaka amuva nje. Njengempahla yesakhiwo, inezici zesisindo esilula namandla athile aphezulu: njengento esebenzayo, inezinto ezibonakalayo ezihlukahlukene ezifana ne-porous, i-vibration damping, i-damping, ukumuncwa komsindo, ukuchithwa kokushisa, ukumuncwa kwamandla okunomthelela kanye nokuvikela i-electromagnetic.
Nakuba uhla isicelo aluminium Foam impahla lubanzi, kodwa ikakhulukazi ukugxila ukusetshenziswa izakhiwo zayo ezisebenzayo, futhi ukudlala izakhiwo ukusebenza aluminium Foam ngokuvamile ngezindleko izakhiwo zayo mechanical. Indlela yokunikeza ukudlala ezicini ezisebenzayo ze-aluminium foam futhi ingagcina ukwakheka kwezakhiwo ezinhle zemishini bekuyisiqondiso esithandwayo socwaningo, isisombululo samanje esivamile i-aluminium foam - izinto ezihlanganisiwe zensimbi - njenge "sandwich" i-aluminium foam, ingamandla yensimbi yongqimba olungaphezulu, igwebu le-aluminium longqimba oluyisisekelo lwesakhiwo sephaneli yesangweji. Izindlela eziyinhloko zokukhiqiza amapaneli e-aluminium foam sandwich, amaphaneli ayinhlanganisela ahlanganisa ukubopha kanye nokushisela.